(VOVworld) – Vietnam has expressed its concerns over China’s construction of a military helicopter base in Quang Hoa or Duncan Island and deployment of an HQ-9 surface-to-air missile system to Phu Lam or Woody island belonging to Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.
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| Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Le Hai Binh. (Photo: VNA) |
Vietnam’s Foreign Minister spokesperson Le Hai Binh said: “Vietnam is extremely concerned about these China’s actions. This seriously violates Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa archipelago, threatening regional peace and security, as well as aviation and navigational security, safety and freedom in the East Sea. Vietnam asks China to immediately stop these illegal acts”.
On Friday, representatives of Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a diplomatic note to the Chinese embassy in Hanoi to protest China’s acts of violation in the Hoang Sa archipelago. On the same day, a delegation of the Permanent Representatives of Vietnam to the UN sent a diplomatic note to the UN Secretary General to officially circulate the Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ diplomatic note that has been sent to the Chinese embassy.