
The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Ms Nguyen Phuong Nga made this statement when asked about the fact that recently, the Chinese newspaper Global Times published a series of articles with sharp voice about Vietnam-China relations relating both sides’ claim of sovereignty in the
"The newspaper’s commentary is lacking in goodwill and not true, badly affecting bilateral relations between the two countries and hurting the feelings of Vietnamese people. The newspaper is nothing but the voice of a certain group of people and does not represent the Chinese people. So I think the Chinese people as well as other people in the region and the world cannot share and agree with such comments lacking in goodwill." Ms Nguyen Phuong Nga stressed in a regular Press conference on June 23rd.
Ms Nga reaffirmed that
Regarding the exchange of activities between Vietnamese and US navy forces, Ms Nga said