The map currently displays Sansha City - China in Chinese characters and shows an airport symbol on Fiery Cross Reef, with the English words Yong Shu Airport - Sansha.
On January 22, a representative from the Vietnamese Embassy in Canada met the ICAO Assembly Chairman and Secretary General to hand over a diplomatic note dated January 15 affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Paracel and Spratly archipelagos. The note also opposed the publication of the Sanya FIR map and the East Sea FIR map.
The embassy representative once again expressed concern over China’s recent test flights to Fiery Cross Reef, which is a violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Spratly Islands, as well as ICAO’s flight safety regulations and standards within the Ho Chi Minh FIR managed by Vietnam.
