06 July 2016

News Story: Vietnam opposes China’s military drill in East Sea

Chinese Navy Warships on patrol
China’s plan to carry out military exercises in an area that covers Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) in the East Sea has once again seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the archipelago, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh on July 4.

He made the statement while fielding reporters’ queries over the Chinese Maritime Safety Administration’s announcement on July 3 of a drill, which is scheduled to take place between July 5 and 11, with its scale covering the Vietnamese archipelago.

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