Beijing, Hanoi agree to maintain peace in South China Sea
China and Vietnam have agreed to cooperate in maintaining peace and stability in the disputed South China Sea.
At the end of a visit to the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi on Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the two countries have decided not to engage in any acts that “complicate” the tensions in the disputed waters, Chinese state television reported.
Xi described Baijing-Hanoi relations as strategic, saying both countries are capable of dispelling “disruptions” in their friendly ties.
“Our two parties, countries and peoples should be staunch in their faith, help each other and proceed hand in hand, not allowing anyone to disrupt our pace,” he told Vietnam’s National Assembly, adding, “I believe ... both nations’ peoples have the ability and the wisdom to dispel any disruptions.”
Xi said the two countries should deepen their mutual cooperation, which, he said, has brought tangible benefits to the two nations and is conducive to regional peace, stability and prosperity.
China and Vietnam are locked in a longstanding territorial dispute in the South China Sea over the set of islands and waters claimed by both countries.
Beijing claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, which is also claimed in part by Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines. The waters are believed to sit atop vast reserves of oil and gas.
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