The Chinese government reports that "Vietnamese armed personnel encroached upon Chinese border areas on nearly 30 occassions."

Chen Chu announces that "the Vietnamese authorities are pursuing a policy of aggression and expansion abroad."

The Chinese Foreign Ministry accuses Vietnam of sending troops into Yunnnan and Guangxi and attacking Chinese citizens.

Chen Chu denounces the Vietnamese war against Cambodia as well as Hanoi's treatment of ethnic Chinese in Vietnam.

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs disputes the Republic of Vietnam's dispatching of naval vessels to the Paracel and Spratly Islands.

The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs insists that Vietnam has "distorted the facts and made unfounded counter-charges" in its statement "on Question of Hoa People in Viet Nam."