Territory - Spratly Islands
Law of the Sea

In response to reports that the Vietnamese government designated the oil and gas areas for bidding in the South China Sea, would hold an election of the National Assembly deputies and would cooperate with BP in building a natural gas pipeline on the Nansha Islands, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said, "Any unilateral action taken by other countries in the waters infringes on China's territorial sovereignty, sovereign rights and interests and jurisdiction, and thus is illegal and invalid." He added that the Vietnamese action contravene the principles in the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea.

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