China drags Vietnam to UN over drilling rig in South China Sea

June 10, 2014 15:16

Amid confrontation with Vietnam over the deployment of its drilling rig in the disputed South China Sea, China has complained to the UN that Hanoi's actions violate its sovereignty and undermine safety of navigation.

The Chinese envoy yesterday sent a note to UN chief Ban Ki-moon, presenting documents that Vietnam is resorting to provocative actions as China's claims over the islands claimed by both the countries.

Vietnam calls the islands "Paracel" and China refers to them as "Xisha" Islands in the SCS, part of the Pacific ocean.

In the note, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN Wang Min asked Ban to circulate the documents, as UN General Assembly documents among all the member states.

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