US to Donate $12 Million in Small Boats, Training Gear to Vietnam
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The U.S. embassy in Vietnam announced Thursday a $12 million aid package to support the country’s maritime law enforcement. The aid includes small boats and training facilities for the Vietnamese coast guard, aimed at strengthening efforts to combat illegal Chinese fishing.
The U.S. Embassy in Vietnam pledged on Thursday to donate small boats and training facilities
to the country's Maritime Law Enforcement, the U.S. package worth over $12 million, and
it's meant to help the Vietnamese Coast Guard clamp down on illegal fishing.
Vietnam's neighbors and trade partners have for years urged it to take greater action
against illegal fishing practices, but there's a tricky factor in the mix, China.
Two months ago, Vietnam's government condemned Chinese Coast Guard troops for beating 10
Vietnamese fishermen, seizing about four tons of their fish catch and damaging their fishing
gear.
China responded by accusing the Vietnamese side of illegal fishing activity.
The incident occurred near the disputed Paracel Islands.
Taiwan, Vietnam and China all lay claim to them.
Worth noting, Beijing claims nearly the entire South China Sea and often clashes with other
A 2016 international arbitration ruling declared the regime's claim invalid.