(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Truong Sa (Spartly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagoes has been exercised since the Nguyen dynasty 200 years ago, said Associate Professor Do Bang, chairman of Thua Thien-Hue Association of Historical Science, at a workshop on the history of Vietnam’s sea and islands sovereignty.

Representatives from the Association of Historical Science and related agencies at the workshop (Photo: nhandan.com.vn).

Mr. Bang said Chinese maps from the Ming to the Qing dynasty and a map produced in 1905 and reprinted in 1910 show the southernmost point of Chinese territory as Hai Nan island.