In short . . .
June 14, 1982
China rejected Vietnamese claims to sovereignty over the Xisha (Paracel) and Nansha (Spratly) Islands in the South China Sea and said they were absurd and preposterous.
China rejected Vietnamese claims to sovereignty over the Xisha (Paracel) and Nansha (Spratly) Islands in the South China Sea and said they were absurd and preposterous.