Philippine troops sports competition held today in the South China Sea Islands | | Sea Island in the Philippines | Viet Nam _ news
China daily Manila, June 8 (reporter Zhang Yan), according to the Philippine Star reported that network on June 8, Philippines and Vietnam forces in football, volleyball, tug mix friendlies in the Spratlys on 8th, this is the first time in history the region hold similar events.
For decades, soldiers were deployed on the frontier in the region of the parties have been confined to guard and protect their respective occupied territories, today, Philippine soldiers in Viet Nam who occupied the South-held island known as the promotion of friendship between the force's activities.
According to the agreement, Manila and Hanoi, Philippine soldiers will not Viet Nam soldier direct confrontation. Therefore, football, volleyball and tug, each team will be headed by the Philippines and Viet Nam soldier mixed teams.
"They will be teammates," a Philippine Navy officials and said 30 soldiers of the Philippine Navy to the South Island this morning.
The Philippines and Viet Nam troops mixed into several teams ideas in order to avoid friction between the two armies. The official said today's events is pure friendship tournament, the entire day's activities did not win or lose.
South Island, Beizidao is the South China Sea Islands, the People's Republic of China territory, China has indisputable sovereignty over it, but these two islands are in the Philippines, Viet Nam under the illegal occupation of the two countries. Beizidao 1.75 nautical miles of the South Island from the occupation of the Philippines, the South Island was once under the control of forces in the Philippines. In 1975, after Filipino soldiers left the southern island Beizidao, Viet Nam troops occupied it.
(Original title: friendly match between Philippines and Vietnam held this unlawful invasion and occupation of the South China Sea Islands-English International-China daily)
(Edit: SN022)
10:53 June 08, 2014 The China Daily website
