90-year-old Colonel Nguyen Quy, who used to be director of the Technical Department of the High Command of the Sapper Arm (Ministry of National Defence), is one of the first people to participate in the construction of works on Truong Sa Island and the DK platforms, from the 1/1 to the 1/16 platforms during the period from 1988 to 1996.The KD1/11 platform (Photo: VNA)Quy said the Defence Ministry was determined to build the cluster of DK platforms to protect the national sovereignty in the 80,000 sq.km waters, which has a special importance in terms of security-defence. The waters, which is on the international maritime routes across the East Sea, is also rich in marine resources and minerals.The veteran colonel recalled that at the proposal of the Naval Command and the Defence Ministry on October 17, 1988, then Party General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh signed a decision on the construction of economic, scientific – technological services platforms on six submerged reefs in the country
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23/02/2021 15:20 GMT+7
On February 19, after a month in office, the Biden administration clearly outlined US policy in the Asia-Pacific, especially in the East Sea.
Joe Biden has not made concessions to China and has not changed the tough line outlined by his predecessor, but only changed the approach.
The US State Department s press release dated February 19 affirmed the validity of the statement on July 13, 2020 on China s unlawful maritime claims in the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea), and the US’ standing firm in its respective alliance commitments.