Foreign Ministry Spokesperson: Vietnam does not recognize China's so-called 'nine-dash line'
Vietnam does not recognize any maritime claims based on China's so-called "nine-dash line" in the East Sea.
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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang. |
On March 20, 2020, in response to a reporter's question asking about Vietnam's reaction to the posting of images of a Chinese map with the "nine-dash line" by some social media accounts registered under the name of Chinese representative agencies abroad, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang stated: