China is sending the fleet to the sensitive region to demonstrate its claim of sovereignty to the islands.
China is in disputes with Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines and Vietnam, over the Spratly and Paracel Island chains, among others. ASEAN meeting in Phnom Penh, the foreign ministers of the ten member Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed to begin talks with China on a binding code of conduct in the South China Sea.
Chinese media say fleet of 30 fishing boats left China's Hainan Province on Thursday, the fleet is headed toward what China calls the Nansha Islands, internationally known as the Spratly Islands.One of the vessels is a 3,000-ton vessel that will supply food and fuel to the other ships. The fleet also has an ad-hoc branch of China's ruling Communist Party.
Observers call it one of the biggest fleets in Hainan's history. The contingent is scheduled to carry out activities on the South China Sea for 20 days.The ministers failed to issue a joint statement. This was due to disagreement between Cambodia and the Philippines over whether to mention recent confrontations at sea between China and the Philippines near the disputed Scarborough Shoal.
China is in disputes with Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines and Vietnam, over the Spratly and Paracel Island chains, among others. ASEAN meeting in Phnom Penh, the foreign ministers of the ten member Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed to begin talks with China on a binding code of conduct in the South China Sea.
Chinese media say fleet of 30 fishing boats left China's Hainan Province on Thursday, the fleet is headed toward what China calls the Nansha Islands, internationally known as the Spratly Islands.One of the vessels is a 3,000-ton vessel that will supply food and fuel to the other ships. The fleet also has an ad-hoc branch of China's ruling Communist Party.
Observers call it one of the biggest fleets in Hainan's history. The contingent is scheduled to carry out activities on the South China Sea for 20 days.The ministers failed to issue a joint statement. This was due to disagreement between Cambodia and the Philippines over whether to mention recent confrontations at sea between China and the Philippines near the disputed Scarborough Shoal.
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