China has called for an investigation against Argentina after the Argentinian Navy said that they used gunfire to sink a Chinese flagged boat named 'Lu Yan Yuan Yu 010' that was illegally fishing in international waters.

The statement released by the Argentinian Navy said that the capsized boat was intercepted on Monday just a little off the coast of Puerto Madryn which is about 1460 kilometers south of capital Buenos Aires. The people on the boat reportedly ignored the Navy's warning and even tried to ram an Argentinian Naval vessel. 

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"The vessel was hailed over the radio and both visual and audio signals were sent to make contact with the boat. However, instead of responding to the repeated calls they instead turned off their fishing lights and proceeded to flee towards international waters. The ship then proceeded to perform maneuvers that were designed to force a collision with the nearby coastguard who were then ordered to shoot parts of the vessel which made it sink."

Meanwhile, in Beijing, spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry Lu Kang sad in a statement that the boat was found fishing in the Argentine waters and was chased around for several hours before the Argentine navy fired on the boat. 

Four Chinese nationals on the boat were arrested while 28 other Chinese nationals that were aboard the ship were dramatically rescued by another nearby Chinese vessel. 

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