It's shameful for China, when lies about nature of the letter from PVD, he writeen about 12 miles and respected it from legal position of North Vietnam, and didn't mentioned about Islands becourse its belong to South Vietnam after Geneva Aggreement 1954 signed by both China and Nort Vietnam.
1889, business ship Imezi Maru transported bronze for Britain, was robbed by Chinese sea pirates on sea near by Paracel. Cantonese Governor answered to the protest of related authority that Island not belong to China so China don't have responsible about such accident.
China is liar, shameless and trust-worthless.