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Author: Elena Bernini


Elena Bernini obtained an M.Phil. in International Development in 2017 from Oxford University. She is the founder of Oxford Omnia, a human rights organization that focuses on fishermen’s human rights.

Chinese Kidnapping of Vietnamese Fishermen in the South China Sea: a Primary Source Analysis

By Elena Bernini | September 14, 2017 | Categories: AMTI Update
Three newly-discovered official Chinese documents from 2009 and interviews conducted on Ly Son island in 2016 confirm accounts that Chinese uniformed personnel, on Chinese government ships, repeatedly kidnapped Vietnamese fishermen for ransom near the disputed Paracel Islands from 2005 to 2012.
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