Territory - Spratly Islands

China sent two patrol vessels into the South China Sea to give protection and rescue assistance to Chinese fishing ships. Chinese officials say that since 1994 there have been more than 300 attacks on Chinese fishing vessels in the region, resulting in the deaths of 25 fishermen. Later, Vietnam demanded China to stop the patrol, claiming that "Vietnam holds undisputable sovereignty over the Paracel and the Spratly archipelagos".