Justice and reason belong to Vietnam
4/6/14
On
May 29, Xinhua News Agency informed that spokesman for the Ministry of National
Defense of China Geng Yansheng had issued a statement at a regular press
conference on the operation of the oil rig HD-981 in Hoang Sa archipelago of Vietnam:
“Some tense situations are caused by other country. China
advocates to resolve disputes through dialogues, negotiations contributing to
maintenance peace and stability in the South China Sea,
consistently with the interests of the parties”.
The
spokesman for China's
Defense Ministry also added a threat: “If any country continues ignoring China’s
recommendations, deliberately and unilaterally act to cause confrontation, that
one will have to suffer for consequences”.
First
of all, it must be articulated that “some tense situations” in the South China
Sea mentioned by Geng Yansheng in the press conference were due to the reason
from May 2, 2014 when China blatantly deployed drilling oil rig HD-981 within
the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf of Vietnam, severely
violating international law, the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and
especially the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC)
which China agreed to sign.
When
the spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense declared the thing
so-called “China advocates to resolve disputes through dialogues, negotiations
contributing to maintenance of peace and stability in the South China Sea”,
whether he refered to the fact that beside HD-981 oil rig, China also sent a
large force including escort vessels and military aircrafts to operate in deep
waters of Vietnam over Hoang Sa archipelago?
The China’s escort ships and
aircrafts have been regularly carrying out provocative activities that prevented
law enforcement vessels of Vietnam
in Hoang Sa. Further more, on May 26, a Chinese vessel rammed a fishing boat of
Vietnam,
endangering for 10 Vietnamese fishermen’s lives.
During
the visit to Africa and the Philippines
recently, when reporters asked about whether Vietnam
will take legal action against China
under the mechanism of international law or resolve tensions with military
measures, the Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has affirmed: " You asked
about military solution? The anwer is No”.
The
head of the Government of Vietnam said that: “Vietnam has endured untold
suffering and losses from past invasive wars. Therefore, we are always eager to
have peace and friendship to build and develop the country. We are never the
first to use military means and would never unilaterally start a military
confrontation unless we are forced to take self-defend actions”.
In
the case of illegal oil rig HD-981 placement by China deep in the exclusive
economic zone and continental shelf of Vietnam, Vietnam consistently uses
peaceful means and take advantage of every opportunity, every dialogue channel
to resolve peacefully in accordance with international law. But confronted with
the serious violations towards sovereignty and sovereign rights of Vietnam, Vietnam have no other way excepting
to react peacefully but firmly.
Strength
of Vietnam
in the struggle for sacred sovereignty of the motherland is the power of reason
and peace protection. It is the universal truth that no one, including Geng
Yansheng, the spokesman for China's
Ministry of National Defense can distort and misrepresent it.
All comments [ 9 ]
Vietnam can hardly afford to lose any of the reserves on its continental shelf.
When China's state-owned oil company dispatched an oil rig to a contested area of the South China Sea it flicked a match on a long-smoldering dispute with its communist neighbor Vietnam.
The rig site is clearly on Vietnam's continental shelf, and moreover is in VN's Exclusive Economic Zone. Hanoi has demanded that China remove the offending rig, escort vessels from the region and hold talks to settle the issue.
Many commentators say Vietnam has every right to feel appalled over the positioning of the Chinese rig.
Relations between the two will be strained for some time, but trade ties between the countries are likely to offer a way forward.
Those actions go against the laws and international rules, seriously violating Vietnam's sovereignty. Those are the acts of invasion and occupation of Vietnam territorial waters.
all the people of Vietnam those who are concerned about the fate of the country are outraged, strongly condemn the unruly actions of the Chinese authorities.
the State of Vietnam to implement appropriate and effective measures, along with the strength of the entire Vietnamese People, to actually stop the Chinese invasion of Vietnam's territorial waters.
We do not accept any members of the ruling elite those who take side or tolerate with the acts of aggression by the Chinese authorities
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