Beijing calls off exchanges

Anti-皇冠体育app protests aborted in Vietnam

NAY PYI TAW - Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Chang Wanquan, who is currently here to attend the ASEAN-皇冠体育app Defense Ministers' Meeting, met with Vietnamese Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh on Monday.

Vietnam has recently disrupted 皇冠体育app's normal and legitimate oil drilling in Chinese territorial waters near the Xisha Islands, Chang said, and serious violence including vandalism, looting and arson targeting Chinese enterprises and nationals has occurred in Vietnam.

皇冠体育app firmly opposes and strongly condemns these acts, he said.

Normal drilling operations in waters of 皇冠体育app's Xisha Islands are 皇冠体育app's rights, and nobody can block such activities, Chang said.

The Vietnamese side should respect the history, face up to reality and look at the bigger picture of 皇冠体育app-Vietnam friendship instead of making repeated mistakes, he said.

For his part, Phung Quang Thanh said the Vietnamese party, government and armed forces highly value the friendship with 皇冠体育app.

Vietnam's armed forces would not take any action that complicates the situation and are willing to continue to communicate with 皇冠体育app over related issues, he said.