Defend the sovereignty

The United States has joined Vietnam and the Philippines in objecting to China's sinking of a Vietnamese fishing vessel in the South China Sea on April 2.

Manila said they appreciated Vietnam’s humanitarian act of directly saving the lives of Filipino fishermen.

Vietnam said China’s claims go beyond the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

The US State Department spokesperson called on China to stop exploiting the distraction or vulnerability of other states to expand its unlawful claims in the South China Sea

Vietnam demands China to investigate the case and compensate the victims.

The fact that Taiwan held live-fire drills around the Ba Binh islands of the Spratly archipelago of Vietnam is a serious violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty over this archipelago.

Vietnam has sufficient legal bases and historical evidence to affirm our sovereignty over the Spratly and Paracel islands in accordance with international law.

The books confirm the fact that Hoang Sa and Truong Sa have been under management and protection by Vietnam for generations.

China's move at this moment might go unnoticed at a time when the world focuses on fighting the coronavirus.

The spokesperson made the statement in response to reporters’ queries about Vietnam’s reaction to the publication of images of Chinese map with the “nine-dash line” by some social networking accounts registered as Chinese overseas representative missions.

The visit, following the historic 2018 visit of USS Carl Vinson, demonstrated the strong US commitment to its comprehensive partnership with Vietnam and to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

The visit of the USS Theodore Roosevelt is a demonstration of US commitment to the region and that its presence in the South China Sea is welcomed by Vietnam.

The port visit "serves as evidence of the US commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific."

The visit signals Washington's intends to remain the pre-eminent naval power in the South China Sea.

Defense aspect of the bilateral relations made headline again with a number of cooperation activities recently.

This kind of military force will be entrusted two missions namely sovereignty protection and economic development.

Signed in 2000, the maritime delimitation agreement in the Gulf of Tonkin establishes the first maritime boundary between China and Vietnam.

Vietnam's White Paper is believed one of the most important official documents on defense and military strategy.

US Air Force generals asserted that though they don’t get as much press coverage as the Navy’s freedom of navigation operations, the Air Force’s activities in the South China Sea are still carried out regularly.

Chinese aggression in the South China Sea has angered regional countries which demand Beijing to closely follow international law.