Battle of Bach Dang River
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In 1958, the People's Republic of China (PRC) issued a declaration defining its territorial waters within what is known as the nine-dotted line which encompassed the Spratly Islands. North Vietnam's prime minister, Phạm Văn Đồng, sent a diplomatic letter to China’s prime minister, Zhou Enlai, stating that "The Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam respects this decision. "The diplomatic note was written on September 14 and was publicized on Nhan Dan newspaper (Vietnam) on September 22, 1958.
Based on the above, the government in Hanoi today is the younger generation of the same government then in 1958, they need to honor that agreement. Then, there should be no territorial water dispute between Vietnam and China. It was settled in 1958; Vietnam agreed that they belong to China.
That's why Vietnam has been very quiet on the dispute with China concerning SCS because she already illegally occupied 40 islands, but at the same time she is egging Philippines on in fighting with China.
No, he just said he recognized territorial waters 12 nautical miles from the coast of China.
12 nautical miles from the coast of China cannot extend down to near the coast of Malaysia as the Chinese now "claim"