Viet Nam resolutely opposes China’s Taiwan conducting a number of live-fire exercises in the waters area around the Ba Binh Island, which belongs to Viet Nam’s Truong Sa archipelago.

Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang (Photo: VNA)

Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Le Thi Thu Hang made the assertion on May 26 in reply to reporters’ query on Viet Nam’s reaction to the Taiwanese action.

“Viet Nam has full historical evidence and legal grounds to prove its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spartly) archipelagos,” she said.

Taiwan’s organisation of drills in Ba Binh area in Viet Nam’s Truong Sa archipelago is a serious violation of Viet Nam’s sovereignty over the archipelago, threatening peace, stability, security, and safety of navigation, as well as causing tensions and complicating the situation in the East Sea, she added.

“Once again, Viet Nam resolutely opposes and demands Taiwan to not repeat similar activities,” she stressed.

(Source: VNA)