Hoang Sa

China's drills complicate the situation, are not conducive to Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC) talks, and jeopardize peace and security in the region.

China conducts such concurrent drills against a backdrop of rising regional tension.

The military exercises are the latest in a long string of China’s actions to assert unlawful maritime claims in the disputed sea.

The wrong depiction has caused wrath among Vietnamese netizens.

The intrusion takes places after a Chinese survey vessel and escorts violated Vietnamese waters for almost three months last year.

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

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

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

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