They walked more than 2km from Parliament Hill to the Chinese Embassy with posters and national red flags, affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spartly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelagos and asking China to remove the Haiyang Shiyou 981-drilling oil rig out of Vietnam’s waters.
They also displayed placards and banners calling China’s action repugnant and demanding China not use force to handle disputes, apologise to Vietnam for unilateral provocation and compensate for economic losses.
Demonstrators said they wanted to send a message to China that Vietnam and the international community are in this for the long haul, prepared to pay whatever price is necessary in the struggle for justice, peace and stability in the region and the world.
*** More than 300 OVs in Hong Kong on June 1 rallied against China’s illegal oil rig placement in Vietnam’s territorial waters.
Most demonstrators wore red T-shirts with Vietnamese national red flags and words “Towards the East Sea”.
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They raised posters protesting against China’s undeniable violations in the East Sea and asking the international community to support Vietnam’s battle against China’s cruel incursion into Vietnam’s sovereign waters and expansionist policies.
They brought a letter written in the blood of more than 50 people, demanding China to withdraw the drilling oil rig of out Vietnam’s waters. It also shows that Vietnamese people love peace and oppose war.
The letter will be delivered to the US Consulate General in Hong Kong
*** Vietnamese Ambassador to Turkey Nguyen The Cuong on May 29 held a meeting with six Turkish parliamentary members representing the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Republican People's Party (CHP).
In addition to discussing measures to boost bilateral cooperation in the future, Cuong briefed them on China’s illegal placement of drilling oil rig in Vietnam’s waters, as well as Vietnam’s consistent policy of settiling the territorial dispute by peaceful means.
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He asked Turkish parliamentarians and people to support justice for Vietnam.
Idris Sahin, AKP member and President of the Turkey-Vietnam Parliamentarian Group, stressed that Turkey closely follows the lastest developments in the East Sea and that Turkey supports Vietnam because they realise the illegitimacy of China’s actions.
They said they will publish documents that the Ambassador provided to parliamentarians and people, to help them better understand the issues.
