HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam on Thursday reiterated that it opposed all violations of its sovereignty when asked about a Chinese vessel sailing near Vanguard Bank in South China Sea’s contested waters.
“Vanguard Bank is part of Vietnam’s continental shelf,” said Vietnam’s foreign ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang at a regular press briefing in Hanoi.
(Reporting by Francesco Guarascio; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
