Endangered Species
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Vietnam: Chinese ships fire water cannons, ram vessels near oil rig
China, Endangered Species, Illegal Fishing, Oil Rig, Paracels, Philippines, Poaching, South China Sea Dispute, Vietnam, Water CannonHANOI, Vietnam — Chinese ships have been ramming into and firing water cannons at Vietnamese vessels trying to stop Beijing from putting an oil rig in the South China Sea, according to officials and video footage Wednesday, in a dangerous escalation of tensions over waters considered a global flashpoint. Several boats have been damaged and […]