Viet Nam Human Rights
Fishermen, coast guard, we’re always with you!
12/6/14
As we all know about the tension on the East Sea, on
May 2 China stationed its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 and various ships at
15 degrees 29 minutes 58 seconds north latitude and 111 degrees 12 minutes 06
seconds east longitude. The location is 80 nautical miles deep inside Vietnam’s
exclusive economic zone. On May 27, China
expanded the rig’s operation by moving it to 15 degrees 33 minutes 22 seconds
north latitude and 111 degrees 34 minutes 36 seconds east longitude, 25
nautical miles from Tri Ton Island
in Vietnam’s
Hoang Sa archipelago and 23 nautical miles east-northeast from the old
location.
This move has violated international and regional
commitments as well as the two countries’ agreements and also threatens peace,
stability, security, safety and maritime freedom in the East Sea.
Immediately, Vietnam
has dispatched fishing boats and fisheries surveillance ships to oppose China forces.
China maintained nearly 120 ships,
including 40 coast guard vessels, over 30 cargo ships and tugboats, 35-40
fishing boats and four warships. A Y-8 aircraft was spotted to fly above the
rig at a height of 300-500m. China’s
fishing boats, backed by two coast guard ships, continued to hinder Vietnamese
fisheries surveillance and fishing ships from accessing the rig. They acted
more spontaneous, pushing Vietnam’s
fishing boats away from the rig about 35-40 nautical miles. The Chinese vessels
organised in group, about 7-8 or 9-11 nautical miles from the rig, to
aggressively prevent and stand ready to ram against and fire water cannons at
the Vietnamese ships. Especially, on May 26 a Chinese vessel has rammed and
sunk a Vietnamese fishing boat. This act of China is unacceptable and inhumane.
Dealing with this recent situation, the Party and
State are conducting measures to support fishermen and coast guard forces.
The National Assembly on June 9 decided to spend 16
trillion VND (752 million USD) assisting fishermen to build offshore fishing
vessels and equipping fisheries surveillance and coast guard forces. The amount
will be sourced from the 2013 State and central budget expenditure, according
to a resolution adopted in the afternoon session. Earlier, NA deputies approved
a resolution on State budget balance for 2012, with 1,038 trillion VND (47.78
billion USD) as total collection and 1,170 trillion VND (around 55 billion USD)
as total spending. On the day, the deputies discussed a proposal on the 2015 NA
supervision program, focusing on major supervision contents and measures to
ensure the progress and efficiency of the program.
Recently, on a trip to Ha Long, Prime Minister Nguyen
Tan Dung has spoken highly of efforts by the Shipbuilding Industry Corporation
(SBIC) in building fisheries surveillance vessels, making a practical
contribution to safeguarding the national sea and island sovereignty. He said Vietnam is
piloting a project building steel fishing vessels so as to equip fishermen with
more modern ships. He asked the SBIC to work closer with authorised agencies
and fishermen to create more steel vessels, helping fuel the fishing industry.
We can clearly see that the State and Government has
been doing their utmost to support the fishermen and coast guard forces.
Despite all difficulties in economy, the limit in national fund… Our Party and
Government have spent a huge amount of money to upgrade the ability to develop
the economy and defend our territorial sovereignty.
Vietnamese all over the world also show their support
with fishermen and coast guard forces by sending money and donation.
Amid tensions with China
over the East Sea, when the nation is in danger we can
clearly see the power of solidarity of Vietnamese nation.
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All comments [ 10 ]
I love you, I love what you're doing, wish you strength and happiness!
Some of Vietnamese fisheries surveillance officers were injured during the continued attacks by some of the nearly 80 Chinese ships. How cruel are they?!
My brother is in coast guard forces, and my dream is to follow him to join this forces and to protect our sea!
China's ships are using water cannons and ramming into Vietnamese ships, China even uncovered the canvas over their gun emplacements and pointed the guns to threaten Vietnamese ships
China's forces are acting like aggressive sea-monsters. I cannot believe in my eyes!
We have to build more stronger and bigger ships for fishermen and coast guard to confront with China's forces. And we have to build them quick.
Vietnamese all over the world are sending money, donation and support to fishermen and coast guard. the more we give to them, the stronger they will get!
Since placing its oil rig in the Vietnamese waters on May 1, China has deployed a large number of vessels including militray ships to the area to guard the rig.
Hope this hard time will pass quick! It mess our life up!
China no longer acting like this anymore, they have to respect our rights and pay back what belongs to us.
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