China's drills on Vietnam's Paracel Islands a sovereignty violation

Parts of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. Photo by AFP

China's drills on Vietnam's Paracel Islands are a violation of Vietnam's sovereignty that complicates the South China Sea situation, foreign ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said Thursday.

Hang said that China's actions "have severely violated Vietnam's sovereignty over the islands, gone against the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, complicated the situation and is not beneficial for current negotiation processes between China and ASEAN for a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea and the maintenance of peace, stability and cooperation in the sea."

The South China Sea is known as the East Sea in Vietnam.

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