Hanoi has sped up island-building on multiple reefs in the contested South China Sea archipelago, US think tank says
Responding to the report on Monday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said the islands “are China’s inherent territory”.
“We firmly oppose construction activities by the relevant country on illegally occupied reefs and will take necessary measures to safeguard our territorial sovereignty and maritime rights,” Guo added.
According to the report, since the start of this year Vietnam has expanded its island-building to eight features previously untouched by its current reclamation programme, which began in 2021.
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