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Regarding the information that the Chinese ship 4 has entered the exclusive economic zone of Vietnam, Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said on July 2: "We believe that visiting activities exploration, survey and scientific research in Vietnam's territorial waters determined under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of ​​1982 must be approved by Vietnam in accordance with the provisions of this convention ".

Earlier, the USS Gabrielle Giffords and the two training ships JS Kashima and JS Shimayuki of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) had a joint exercise of crossing the South China Sea on June 23.

The exercise aims to highlight the importance of interoperability and coordination during close activities.

Rear Adm. Fred Kacher, commander of the U.S. Navy's 7th Naval Attack Group, said bilateral drills played an important role in effectively maintaining an Indo-Pacific region. free and open.

The USS Gabrielle Giffords is currently deployed alternately to the Seventh Fleet's operational area to support security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.