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On August 31, in response to questions from several Vietnamese and foreign reporters asking for Vietnam’s response to China’s information on the country’s military exercises, missiles were fired at East SeaIncluding Hoang Sa and the Spratly Islands of Vietnam, Vietnam Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Thi Thu Hang stated that Vietnam’s position on the Chinese exercises in the South China Sea was declared. in the statements of the State Department Spokesperson of August 26, 2020.
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“The consistent view of Vietnam is that all activities in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos without Vietnam’s permission violate Vietnam’s sovereignty over these two archipelagos. For peace, stability, order, security, security and freedom of aviation and navigation in the South China Sea, “said our Foreign Ministry Spokesperson.
Earlier on August 26, in response to a journalist’s question to indicate Vietnam’s response to China conducting military exercises in the waters northeast of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa Archipelago, Vietnam Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang declared that China’s continued exercises in the Paracel archipelago violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over these islands, contrary to the spirit of the Declaration. on the conduct of the parties in the South China Sea (DOC), which complicates the situation, does not favor the current negotiation process between China and ASEAN on the Code of Conduct of the Parties in the South China Sea (COC) and maintain an environment of peace, stability and cooperation in the South China Sea. Vietnam asks China to respect Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Paracel Islands, to cancel and not repeat the same violation.
Previously, the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) reported that China had fired two medium-range anti-ship ballistic missiles on August 26, including Dong Phong 21 (DF-21D) and Dong Phong 26 (DF-26 ), during drills in a sea area in the South China Sea. Meanwhile, the US Department of Defense confirmed that China fired four missiles from mainland China into the South China Sea.
The Chinese military has also launched two more drills in Huanghai and Bohai, the latest in its series of exercises in various regions.
The South China Morning Post on August 29, citing a report from the Jiangsu and Liaoning Affairs Bureau, said that a drill started on August 28 and lasted for a week in Bohai. The remaining exercises were held from August 29 to September 3 in Hoang Hai.
Since the end of July, China has conducted at least 9 exercises in various areas of the East China Sea and the South China Sea, including the area near the Paracel Islands of Vietnam.
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