Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/08/23
By: William Yen
Taipei, Aug. 23 (CNA) Routine annual live-fire exercises carried out at
CNA file photo
Taiping Island in the Spratly Island chain in the South China Sea do not endanger the ships of other countries, the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said Thursday.
The remark was made in response to Vietnam’s opposition to an exercise carried out by Taiwan on Wednesday and Thursday in the area.
According to a Vietnam News Agency online report, Vice Spokesperson of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Phuong Tra stressed earlier Thursday that Vietnam “resolutely opposes” Taiwan’s live-fire drills conducted in the area because it violates Vietnam’s sovereignty, threatens navigation and aviation security, as well as safety in the region.
Vice Spokesperson of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Phuong Tra
The live-fire drill was conducted during the hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday as well as from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursday, the CGA said.
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