Vietnam protests at China’s new administrative units in South China Sea

People wave flags near security personnel as they wait for the motorcade of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un outside the Melia hotel ahead of the North Korea-U.S. summit in Hanoi, Vietnam February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Vietnam is but one of many countries dealing with China's increased encroaching upon South China Sea territory— Reuters pic

Sunday, 19 Apr 2020 9:51 PM MYT

HANOI, April 19 — Vietnam protested today at China’s move to establish two administrative units on islands in the disputed South China Sea, saying it “seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty”.

“Vietnam demands that China respect Vietnam’s sovereignty and abolish its wrongful decisions,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said in a statement. — Reuters

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Vietnam protests at China’s new administrative units in South China Sea

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