Vietnam menentang kegiatan Tiongkok di Laut Timur. Vietnam opposes China’s activities in East Sea Viet Nam News/Asia News Network / 03:49 PM August 13, 2018
HANOI — Vietnam resolutely objects toChina’s recent activities in the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago and reiteratedVietnam’s sovereignty over the islands, according to the Ministry of ForeignAffairs’ spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang. Hang made the remarks in response to reporters’ questionsregarding China’s recent activities in the area, including celebrations markingsix years of the so-called “Sansha city” and installing wave monitoring deviceson Phu Lam Island. Meanwhile,China Central Television’s (CCTV) children’s channel recently organised areality TV show for kids on the Hoang Sa archipelago. The Sun Yat-senUniversity of China also conducted a series of scientific surveys on the HoangSa islands. Hang saidVietnam had sufficient legal foundations and historical evidence affirming itssovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes in line withinternational law. The aforementioned actions of China havenot only seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and TruongSa archipelagos but also run counter to the agreement on basic principlesguiding the settlement of sea-related issues between the Socialist Republic ofVietnam and the People’s Republic of China; do not conform to the important commonperceptions of the two countries’ senior leaders on controlling sea-relateddisagreements; as well as disobey the solid development trend of bilateralrelations.” She addedthat these actions are also “contrary to the spirit and content of the Declarationon the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and do not benefit thenegotiations between Asean and China on a Code of Conduct in the East Sea(COC), as well as the maintenance of an environment of peace, stability,cooperation, and development in the East Sea and the region.” “Vietnamresolutely opposes these actions and demands China immediately stop theaforementioned activities; respect Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa andTruong Sa archipelagoes; seriously implement the agreement on basic principlesguiding the settlement of sea-related issues between the Socialist Republic ofVietnam and the People’s Republic of China, along with the DOC; not continueactions that complicate the situation; and practically and actively contributeto developing the friendship and comprehensive co-operation between Vietnam andChina for the sake of peace, stability, and co-operation in the East Sea andthe region,” the spokeswoman said. A representative of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs metwith a representative of the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam to talk about thisissue, Hang added.
