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Warning shots were fired and the Chinese turned off their lights and began colliding with the Coast Guard vessel. They're lucky they were rescued instead of letting them go down with their sinking ship.
Back in the 1990s, a Canadian government patrol boat (an armed one) arrested the crew of a Spanish fishing boat that was in international waters, just beyond the Canadian limits.
The kerfuffle was dubbed the Turbot War. Wikipedia's got an article on it. Peace prevailed...
They'll find it laying on the bottom right beside the General Belgrano.
Argentina had better have all their ducks in a row to show just cause to satisfy the Chinese....if not they can expect a long period of looking over their shoulders while at sea.
Argentinian flagged vessels sailing anywhere near Chinese waters should perhaps use due diligence.
Arggies aren't known for their common sense when it comes to poking a stick in the eye of a vastly superior military power.
Warning shots were fired and the Chinese turned off their lights and began colliding with the Coast Guard vessel. They're lucky they were rescued instead of letting them go down with their sinking ship.
Agreed. but on the other hand, they should expect something from China. This will not go unanswered.
The Chineses ship with within an "economic exclusion zone that extends 200 miles" off Argentina's shores. By what authority? I was under the impression that international waters start at the 12 mile range. Sounds like an act of war.
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