Defend the sovereignty

The Khmer ethnic minority community in the southern province of Bac Lieu are closely watching the developments in the East Sea as China is illegally placing its oil rig in Vietnam’s waters.

Finanzen.net – one of Germany’s largest financial e-portals on July 9 reported on an international seminar on Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos which was held in the central city of Danang from June 19-21.

Vietnam’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh has informed about China’s illegal placement of its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s waters before the international public attention.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Nguyen Tat Thanh on July 7 wrote an article on the country’s daily Matichon, opposing the wrongful view of Chinese Ambassador to Thailand Ning Fukui on the East Sea published earlier on the same newspaper.

Polish scholars attending a seminar at the Almamer University, Warsaw, affirmed Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos and decried China’s recent acts in Vietnam’s waters.

Japan is highly appreciative of Vietnam`s efforts to peacefully resolve the East Sea dispute with China through diplomacy and dialogue, fully complying with international law.

China on July 7 used up to 110 ships of various types, including four military ships to defend the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981, which is standing illegally in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, and prevent Vietnamese law enforcement ships from operating in their national waters.

Vietnam’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Nguyen Trung Thanh has informed about China’s illegal placement of its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s waters before the international public attention.

The Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department on July 6 asked the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi to give reason for China’s arrest of Vietnamese fishing boat QNg 94912 TS with six fishermen on board on July 3.

On July 6, the Chinese side continued its aggressive acts at the site where its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 is illegally standing in Vietnamese waters to prevent Vietnamese law enforcement ships from approaching the rig.

The head of Viet Nam`s mission to the United Nations, Ambassador Le Hoai Trung, has asked UN The head of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for help in presenting its argument against China`s incursion into its exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

Viet Nam’s permanent mission to the United Nations has sent a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, asking him to circulate the country’s two documents clarifying its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago and exposing the fallacies of China’s claims, according to the Voice of Viet Nam.

The Government will provide VND 4.5 trillion (US$214.28 million) for fishermen to help them build offshore fishing vessels.

Speaking during a two-day visit to Da Nang city yesterday, President Truong Tan Sang asked all fishermen in the central city to continue their deep-sea trips, as their ancestors did, in Viet Nam`s traditional fishing grounds.

Nicaragua always supports Vietnam in safeguarding its national independence and sovereignty and believes that all peace-loving nations in the world will back Vietnam’s stance, said a senior official of Nicaragua’s ruling Sandinista National Liberation Front Party (FSLN).

Vietnam is determined to firmly safeguard the sacred national sovereignty and will not accept or yield to any imposition, threat and dependence, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told voters on July 2.

The Dutch Government has been closely monitoring the situation in the East Sea and is deeply concerned over the tension caused by China’s illegal placement of Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

Historical evidence of Vietnam`s sovereignty over the two archipelagoes- Hoang Sa (Paracel) and (Spratly) Truong Sa are featured is a book that Dr. Han Nguyen Nguyen Nha has devoted a great deal of effort.

China on July 1 dispatched 34 fishing vessels backed by two coast guard ships to hamper Vietnamese fishing boats from approaching the area where the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 is illegally standing.

As a large country, China has used coercion and made threats to use force to wage war against a small country, according to Lawyer Le Thanh Son.