(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese people have strongly condemned China’s announcement of the establishment of the so-called Xisha and Nansha districts on Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos.

(VOVWORLD) - China’s establishment of the so-called districts of “Xisha” and “Nansha” in “Sansha” city, Hainan province, violates international law and Vietnam’s sovereignty rights over Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagos. Vietnam long ago established its undeniable sovereignty rights over these two archipelagos.

(VOVWORLD) - The people and authorities of Da Nang city and Khanh Hoa province, which administer Vietnam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa districts, are indignant over China’s announcement that it is establishing the so-called “Xisha district” in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, and “Nansha district” in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.

(VOVWORLD) -Former Philippines Foreign Secretary Albert Del Rosario on Sunday urged the Philippine government to protest China's establishment of two districts aimed at exerting control over the South China Sea (called the East Sea in Vietnam).

(VOVWORLD) - Analyst Carl Thayer, an Emeritus Professor at the University of New South Wales has called China’s latest action in the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea) "provocative" and "illegal," saying it has no basis under international law.

(VOVWORLD) - China has recently expanded its illegal claims in the East Sea (internationally known as the South Chin Sea) by announcing the establishment of two districts in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago. This action flouts international law, violates Vietnam’s sovereignty and indisputable sovereign rights over the two archipelagoes, threatens peace, undermines cooperation between countries, and tarnishes China’s image in the region.

(VOVWORLD) -People and authorities of Vietnam’s Da Nang city and Khanh Hoa province, which administer Vietnam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa districts, have voiced their indignation over China’s announcement of its establishment of the so-called Xisha district at Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, and Nansha district at Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, in the so-called Sansha city.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam strongly protests China’s establishment of two districts in the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea) and related acts as they seriously violate Vietnam’s sovereignty, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on Sunday.

(VOVWORLD) - China has once again defied international law by announcing the establishment of two administrative districts on Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) – the two archipelagoes that belong to Vietnam in the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea).

(VOVWORLD) - The US has expressed its concern over China’s provocations in the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea).