"It is unacceptable for tourists to wear shirts with the nine-dash line"

Answering the press on the sidelines of a meeting with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the morning of May 18, Minister and Head of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung said that the incident of a group of Chinese tourists whenEntering Cam Ranh airport (Khanh Hoa), a man took off his jacket, revealing a white T-shirt with a map of the "cow tongue line" printed on the back, which is unacceptable.

"This is an organized, prepared, and arranged action with bad intentions, not random or spontaneous from each person. If vOh, each guy wears a different style, but here they all wear it the same way.", Mr. Dung expressed his opinion.

The Government Office leader emphasized that the above incidentThere are signs of taking advantage of tourism to propagate against Vietnamese law.

Similarly, some previous developments such asInternational tours hire Chinese-speaking tour guides, disguised as Vietnamese tour guides, and when giving instructions about Vietnam's history and traditions, give distorted content;it is the existence ofThe store only deals in Chinese currency.c,... alsonot in accordance with Vietnamese law

"Authorities must anticipate such phenomena, manage them closely, and handle incorrect cases without being ambiguous," said Mr. Mai Tien Dung.

He said that after working with the Ministry of Culture, the Prime Minister's Working Group will gather necessary content, including the above issue, to report to the Government leaders.Direct ministries, branches and localities to strengthen management and avoid taking advantage of tourism to spread false propaganda.

Chinese tourists wearing shirts with cow tongue prints at Cam Ranh airport.

At the meeting, answering the Prime Minister's Working Group, Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan - General Director of Tourism said that recently there have been issues that have received public attention such as cheap tours, tour guides, 14 Chinese tourists wearing T-shirts with the nine-dash line printed on them in Cam Ranh...

"We have advised the Processor, the spirit is timely but must be flexible, smart"We should not let such small incidents affect the big picture, affect tourism cooperation between us and China as well as markets around the world," said Mr. Tuan.

On the evening of May 13, the Cam Ranh International Airport (Khanh Hoa) border police, while completing entry procedures, discovered 14 people in a group of Chinese tourists wearing shirts printed with a map of China and the nine-dash "cow tongue line" boundary. The authorities haveContact the tour company and ask guests not to wear this shirt when traveling.entry. The tour operator of the company asked the group of tourists to take off their shirts with the map on them and bring them to the police to hand over.

The "cow tongue line" or "nine-dash line" was drawn by China brazenly, claiming sovereignty over almost the entire area of ​​the East Sea, despite opposition from the international community. On July 12, 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration declared that China had no legal basis to claim historical rights to resources within the "cow tongue line".