The National Committee of the Vietnam Union of Literature and ArtsAssociations on May 14 protested China’s illegal placement of an oil rigin Vietnam’s continental shelf and exclusive economic zone.
The committee said in an announcement that it strictly opposed to theact taken by China and asked Chinese authorities to withdraw its oil rigHaiyang Shiyou- 981 and accompanying ships and jets from Vietnam’swaters.
It called on writers and other artists along withChinese people to raise their voice to ask the Chinese Government torespect Vietnam’s sovereignty and territory. It also appealed toGovernments, international organisations, artistic circles and thepeoples of foreign nations to call on Beijing to abide by internationallaw to build and maintain peace, stability and development in theregion.
At the same time, the committee affirmed its wish topromote the traditional friendship between the people as well as theartistic circles of Vietnam and China.
On May 2, Chinastationed the rig at 15 degrees 29 minutes 58 seconds north latitude and111 degrees 12 minutes 06 seconds east longitude. The location is 80nautical miles inside Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.
Chinahas so far deployed a large number of vessels of various kinds to thearea, including military, coast guard, marine surveillance, maritimepatrol and fishing ships.
Chinese ships have repeatedly rammedand fired water cannons into Vietnamese coast guard ships which arecarrying out their law enforcement missions in the country’s waters,leaving many Vietnamese ships damaged and nine fisheries surveillanceofficers injured.-VNA
The committee said in an announcement that it strictly opposed to theact taken by China and asked Chinese authorities to withdraw its oil rigHaiyang Shiyou- 981 and accompanying ships and jets from Vietnam’swaters.
It called on writers and other artists along withChinese people to raise their voice to ask the Chinese Government torespect Vietnam’s sovereignty and territory. It also appealed toGovernments, international organisations, artistic circles and thepeoples of foreign nations to call on Beijing to abide by internationallaw to build and maintain peace, stability and development in theregion.
At the same time, the committee affirmed its wish topromote the traditional friendship between the people as well as theartistic circles of Vietnam and China.
On May 2, Chinastationed the rig at 15 degrees 29 minutes 58 seconds north latitude and111 degrees 12 minutes 06 seconds east longitude. The location is 80nautical miles inside Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.
Chinahas so far deployed a large number of vessels of various kinds to thearea, including military, coast guard, marine surveillance, maritimepatrol and fishing ships.
Chinese ships have repeatedly rammedand fired water cannons into Vietnamese coast guard ships which arecarrying out their law enforcement missions in the country’s waters,leaving many Vietnamese ships damaged and nine fisheries surveillanceofficers injured.-VNA
