Vietnam urges respect of international law as China draws Gulf of Tonkin baseline

Vietnam's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday that international law must be respected when asked about China's demarcation of a baseline in the Gulf of Tonkin earlier this month.

China's government delineated the baseline in the Gulf of Tonkin, known in Chinese as Beibu Gulf, using straight lines far from the coast.

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