A Chinese bank branch established in the so-called Sansa city on Phu Lam Island in Viet Nam’s Hoang Sa Archipelago is illegal, stated Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh.

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh (Photo: VNA)

He chaired the ministry’s regular press conference in Ha Noi on February 9 and responded to some queries, including the one on Viet Nam’s reaction to a Chinese bank setting up a branch in the so-called Sansa city.

“We have repeatedly affirmed that Viet Nam has indisputable sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes. Therefore, every activity carried out by foreign countries in this area, if there is, without Viet Nam’s permission is illegal and does not change the fact that Viet Nam has full sovereignty over the area,” Binh said.

(Source: VNA)