STATEMENT BY THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM ON THE HOANG SA AND TRUONG SA ARCHIPELAGOES (AUGUST 7, 1979)
On July 30, 1979, China made public in Peking some documents in an attempt to justify its claim of sovereignty over the Paracels and Spratly archipelagoes.
As regards this issue, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam declares: