Vietnam protests China sending biggest warplane to disputed islands

China's massive Y-20 warplane. - Reuters

HANOI, Sept 26 (dpa): Vietnam has protested China sending its biggest warplane to disputed islands in the South China Sea in a move that Hanoi describes as seriously infringing on its maritime sovereignty and violating international laws, Vietnam's Foreign Ministry said.

The protest was sent on Thursday (Sept 26), the ministry further added.