At a press conference on June 24, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying concocted a false story to distract from China’s aggressive attack on a Vietnam fishing vessel and attempt to lay the blame on Vietnam.

The spokesperson made the untrue allegations in response to a Vietnam Television reporter’s question, when she said that Vietnam law enforcement vessels attacked and rammed into a Chinese ship in the area of the Haiyang Shiyou 981 drilling platform on June 23.

Ms Hua Chunying said that on June 23, Vietnam organised law enforcement vessels on the scene to breach the security cordon set up by the China around its operational area. One of the Vietnamese tugboats rammed into a Chinese ship and caused damaged to it.

The spokesperson has not only provided misinformation but also urged Vietnam to stop any form of disruptions to Chinese operations, immediately withdraw all its vessels and personnel and quickly restore tranquillity at sea.

This is a complete fabrication in order to deceive the public in China and the world.

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