Vietnam urged to stop disturbing Chinese companies in Xisha Islands  

楊潔篪應約同越南副總理兼外長范平明通電話

5月6日下午，國務委員楊潔篪在與越南副總理兼外交部長范平明通電話中，要求越方停止干擾中國企業在中國西沙群島海域的作業，全面駁斥了越方有關錯誤言論，表明了中國政府和人民堅定維護西沙群島主權的嚴正立場。[查看全文]

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi on Tuesday urged the Vietnamese side to stop disturbing the activities of Chinese companies in the Xisha Islands.

In a phone conversation with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, Yang said the Xisha Islands are part of China's inherent territory and there exists no dispute about it.

The activities of the Chinese companies in the Xisha Islands are within the mandate of China's sovereignty, sovereign rights and administration, which brooks no interference by any other party, Yang said.

The Vietnamese harassment of Chinese companies' normal activities there has severely violated China's sovereignty, sovereign rights and administration right, and ran counter to relevant consensus made by both sides on securing maritime stability, he said.

Such a move has also run counter to international law and basic norms of international relations, and undermined the good momentum for the improvement and development of China-Vietnam relations, he said.

He urged the Vietnamese side to stop disturbing such activities immediately and correct its wrong-doing for the sake of the overall ties between the two countries.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin, on Friday and Sunday, summoned Vietnamese Ambassador to China Nguyen Van Tho and called Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Ho Xuan Son to make solemn representations on this issue.