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Vietnamese authorities are closely following developments in the South China Sea, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said.
Responding to VietNamNet’s question about a group of Chinese ships entering Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone, Ms. Le Thi Thu Hang said:
Vietnamese authorities are closely monitoring developments in the South China Sea. Vietnam calls on countries to comply with the relevant provisions of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, international law in their activities and to contribute to peace, stability and cooperation in the South Sea. China. .
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| China Hai Duong 8 Boat Geological Survey |
Reuters today quoted the ship’s tracking data as saying that the Chinese Geological Survey Oceanic Ship 8 was sighted about 158 km off the coast of Vietnam. It is accompanied by at least 1 sea guard ship. The data was obtained from Reuters by the boat tracking website Marine Traffic.
In early July last year, China dispatched the Hai Duong 8 geological survey ship to seriously violate Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and the continental shelf in the South China Sea.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Thi Thu Hang later clarified that Vietnam has strongly opposed China’s Hai Duong 8 geological research ship, which continues its serious violations of sovereignty and sovereignty. Vietnam’s rights and jurisdiction over its waters are determined in accordance with the provisions of the Law of the Sea Act 1982 (UNCLOS).
“Vietnam has expressed its opinion on the negative impacts of Hai Duong Group 8 violations on the relationship between the two countries, peace, security and stability in the East Sea, as well as in the region. For these reasons, Vietnam requires China to immediately stop this serious violation and withdraw the entire fleet of ships from the waters of Vietnam, “the spokesman said.
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The Pentagon expressed the sinking of Vietnamese fishing vessels in China
The United States Department of Defense is deeply concerned by the news that Chinese sea vessels sank Vietnamese fishing vessels near the Paracel Islands.
