The exercise of Vietnam’s sovereignty over Paracel and Spratly Islands in French colonial period (1884-1945)

Monday, March 02, 2015, 10:15 (GMT+7)
Since signing the June 6, 1884 Treaty with the Vietnamese Nguyen Dynasty, France had represented Vietnam in all of its external relations and protected Vietnam’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. This is manifested in the signing of Land Delimitation Treaty and the Supplemented Treaty between France and the Chinese Qing Dynasty in 1887 and 1895 respectively. Within the framework of those commitments, Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Paracel (Hoang Sa) and the Spratly (Truong Sa) archipelagoes was exercised by France

China’s run-way construction in Hoang Sa is unlawful: Spokesperson

Monday, October 13, 2014, 10:22 (GMT+7)
China’s efforts to construct a 2,000m airstrip on Phu Lam island in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago are unfounded and do not alter the fact that Vietnam holds indisputable sovereign rights over the archipelago, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Hai Binh said on October 9.