At the regular press conference of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the afternoon of February 27, Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang answered questions about China practicing live ammunition in the Gulf of Tonkin right after Vietnam issued a statement on the base route used to calculate the expansion of Vietnam's sovereignty in the Gulf of Tonkin.
"The area where China announced the drill in the maritime announcement Notice No. 13/2025 is located in the Chinese sea area in the Gulf of Tonkin," Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said.
China's Maritime Safety Administration announces live-fire drills in the Gulf of Tonkin, closer to China, from February 24 to the evening of February 27.
Previously, on February 21, 2025, based on Resolution No. 68/NQ-UBTVQH15 dated February 14, 2025 of the National Assembly Standing Committee, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam issued a Declaration on the basic route used to calculate the extension of Vietnam's sovereignty in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Also at the press conference, when asked about the progress of negotiations between Vietnam and China in the construction of the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway, Ms. Pham Thu Hang said that Vietnamese authorities are implementing related work according to regulations.
