中国驳越南无理指控

中国驳越南无理指控

Vietnam has again attempted to rake up its dispute with China at an international forum. At the conclusion of the G77+China Summit, Vietnam’s permanent representative to the UN, Le Hoai Trung, claimed that China operated a drilling rig in the exclusive economic zone of Vietnam and sent warships to drive away Vietnamese vessels.

The Vietnamese official even demanded his claim be incorporated into the declaration. La Yifan, a deputy director-general of the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s International Organizations and Conferences Department, has rebutted Vietnam’s groundless accusations.

"Xisha Islands are an integral part of Chinese territory under effective jurisdiction of the Chinese government. All the successive Vietnamese governments prior to 1974 had formally acknowledged Xisha Islands as part of China’s territory since ancient times. Participants in the summit rejected the unjustified demand of Vietnam." La Yifan said.