Vietnam also welcomes US claims over the South China Sea, fearing intensifying US-China conflict July 16 6:13
A Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Vietnam issued a statement yesterday saying that US Secretary of State Pompeio said that China's claim for maritime interests in the South China Sea was "illegal," saying, " We hope that we will control the conflict in a way," he added, welcoming this, as well as fearing that the US-China conflict will intensify.
U.S. Secretary of State Pompei issued a statement yesterday, saying that China is "totally illegal" about asserting interests in almost all of the South China Sea, and arguing that it is in violation of international law. Clarified the attitude against.
In response, a Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesman issued a statement yesterday, "I hope that each country will make efforts to maintain peace and stability, and will manage the conflict in a dialogue and peaceful manner based on international law." Said that he welcomed him.
However, it was more restrained than the reaction of the Philippines, which criticized China for saying "strongly support the position of the international community".
Regarding the South China Sea, in April this year, a vessel of the China Coast Guard collided with a Vietnamese fishing boat and the fishing boat sank, and China announced that it has established administrative districts on the islands of the South China Sea. , Vietnam is on the alert.
For this reason, Vietnam hopes that the United States will be a restraint on China's movements, but there is concern that the US-China conflict will intensify. Has become a manifestation.