Vietnam Asks China to Stop Violating its Sovereignty

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Hanoi: China's reclamation and construction activities in the East Sea have "seriously violated'' Vietnam's sovereignty, the foreign ministry said May 8. Such activities have "caused deep concerns among the international community, including the ASEAN," Le Hai Binh, the ministry's spokesman, said at a press conference. Satellite images have showed that China's reclamation work is well advanced on several reefs in the Spratly Islands over which Vietnam claims sovereignty. China, however, has accused Vietnam of "occupying" its reefs in the Spratlys and carrying out significant land reclamation on them. When asked by reporters about Vietnam's response to the accusation, Binh said Vietnam has sufficient legal and historical evidence to support its claims in the East Sea, which is also known as South China Sea.