The trials and tribulations of the Truong Sa submarine

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) has just affirmed that it is prepared to grant a license for putting the Truong Sa sub into testing in the open sea. Prior to that, the Vietnam Register Agency, the Thai Binh provincial authorities and the Ministry of National Defence also made similar statements.

Nguyen Quoc Hoa, the inventor of Truong Sa, still has not found a sponsor who can help him bring Truong Sa to the open sea. The relevant ministries all have their own reasons for refusing to grant the license for testing Truong Sa in the sea.

Vietnamese people, becoming impatient over the obstinacy of state management agencies in licensing Truong Sa, have just directed their point of assault to MST, which, according to the Ministry of National Defense, should assume the responsibility of licensing.

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