Stop East Sea militarization, Vietnam tells China again

Satellite photo dated March 19, 2018 shows the Fiery Cross Reef of Vietnam’s Truong Sa Archipelago. Photo by Planet Labs Inc/Handout via Reuters

Vietnam reaffirmed its legal and indisputable sovereignty over the Spratly Islands while requesting China to stop militarization activities and refrain from increasing tensions in the region.

China's strengthening of militarization on some entities that are part of Truong Sa (Spratly Islands) not only violates Vietnam’s sovereignty over the archipelago, but also causes concern among other countries in the region and the international community, as reflected in ASEAN documents, Pham Thu Hang, deputy spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry, said at a press meet Thursday.

This is not conducive to the maintenance of peace, security and stability in the East Sea, known internationally as South China Sea, Hang said.

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