Vietnam has slammed China for constructing two lighthouses in the disputed South China Sea, saying that Beijing has violated Hanoi's sovereignty.
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According to ABC News, a completion ceremony was held for the lighthouses on Cuateron Reef and Johnson South Reef in the Spratly islands.
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Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh said that the construction violated its sovereignty and further escalates tensions.
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China has launched a land reclamation project in the South China Sea in past one and a half years, raising concerns in the US and in the region.
