Vietnam criticized the recent conduct in the South China Sea of a Chinese research ship and the Philippine Coast Guard, accusing its neighbors of separate actions that were violating its sovereign rights. | Reuters
BRP Teresa Magbanua of the Philippine Coast Guard flags a Vietnamese fishing vessel in Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea. Photo from the Philippine Coast Guardcriticized on Thursday the recent conduct in the South China Sea of a Chinese research ship and the Philippine Coast Guard, accusing its neighbors of separate actions that were violating its sovereign rights., one of the world’s most important trade routes and a conduit for more than $3 trillion of annual shipborne commerce.
Asked for comment, Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang told a press conference those vessels were “violating the sovereign rights and jurisdictions of Vietnam,” which was taking “appropriate measures” to defend its rights.
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