Scholars suggest ideas for East Sea stability
$0Domestic and foreign scholars suggested ideas for maintaining peace and
stability in the East Sea at the ongoing international symposium on the
East Sea workshop in Hanoi on November 11. $0
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$0Domestic and foreign scholars suggested ideas for maintaining peace and
stability in the East Sea at the ongoing international symposium on the
East Sea workshop in Hanoi on November 11. $0
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Reports at the
event revolved around the recent developments in the East Sea, its
relationship with ASEAN and major powers, international law and the 1982
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). $0
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Chinese scholar Dong Manyan said he believes the territorial border row
in the region will ease off in the coming time as China has exerted
efforts to settle down its ties with ASEAN and neighbouring countries,
including an agreement with India on border management, progress with
Vietnam on maritime cooperation and a New Model of Major Country
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Researcher Carl Thayer from Australia
shared the view that Indonesia, Brunei and Thailand have played a key
role in forging ASEAN’s unity in the East Sea issue. The region has
started negotiations with China on a Code of Conduct in the East Sea, he
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According to senior Thai journalist Kavi
Chongkitttavorn, Thailand will actively work to urge ASEAN to seriously
consider China’s proposal on signing an Amity Treaty with the bloc.
Meanwhile, the country - as one of the ASEAN founders - will help
maintain the region’s common voice, bridging the grouping with China in
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A majority of opinions stressed the importance of
adherence to international law in general and the UNCLOS in particular
in the settlement of the dispute. $0
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Concurring with them, Nguyen
Dang Thang from Vietnam said international law is crucial to an
upcoming model of jointly tapping mineral sources in the East Sea. China
also needs to make clear its point about this and its claim about a
nine-dot line. $0
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East Sea claimants should seek explanations
about legal regulations set under the UNCLOS from a third independent
agency, he said. $0
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Others argued that as international
regulations on the behaviour of all stakeholders are insufficient, the
formulation of a Code of Conduct in the East Sea is a pressing issue to
keep disputes under control and prevent conflicts. $0
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On November
12, delegates will continue their discussions on the recent legal
developments in the East Sea, and regional and international experience
in the settlement of maritime disputes. $0
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They will also take
stock of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea and
its enforcement, tension management, the future of the East Sea and
recommend more sound policies.-VNA$0