Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga on March 10 opposed Taiwan ’s training on artillery shelling around Ba Binh island of the Truong Sa archipelago, saying that the act seriously violated Vietnam ’s sea and island sovereignty.
“Taiwan’s artillery shelling drill around Ba Binh island of Vietnam’s Truong Sa archipelago seriously violated the country’s sea and island sovereignty, causing tensions, complicating the regional situation and directly threatening maritime security, especially travel of boats and fishing,” she said.
“ Vietnam requests the Taiwanese side immediately end this action and not repeat such activity,” she stressed.
On Vietnam’s response to the official announcement of Chinese Hainan province’s socio-economic plan, Nga said that on March 3, Hainan provincial authorities announced the 12th five-year Socio-economic Development Plan Summary which mention creating plans for exploitation of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes (called “Xisha” and “Nansha” in the Summary) and surrounding territorial waters, strengthening Hoang Sa tourism development and building fishery logistics in Hoang Sa.
The Chinese side’s act seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes, going against the common awareness of the two countries’ high-ranking leaders on the maintenance of peace, stability and not making the situation in the East Sea more complicated, and running contrary to the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), she said.
“Vietnam resolutely opposes this act and requests China repeal all contents violating Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes in the above-mention summary,” she said./.
“Taiwan’s artillery shelling drill around Ba Binh island of Vietnam’s Truong Sa archipelago seriously violated the country’s sea and island sovereignty, causing tensions, complicating the regional situation and directly threatening maritime security, especially travel of boats and fishing,” she said.
“ Vietnam requests the Taiwanese side immediately end this action and not repeat such activity,” she stressed.
On Vietnam’s response to the official announcement of Chinese Hainan province’s socio-economic plan, Nga said that on March 3, Hainan provincial authorities announced the 12th five-year Socio-economic Development Plan Summary which mention creating plans for exploitation of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes (called “Xisha” and “Nansha” in the Summary) and surrounding territorial waters, strengthening Hoang Sa tourism development and building fishery logistics in Hoang Sa.
The Chinese side’s act seriously violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes, going against the common awareness of the two countries’ high-ranking leaders on the maintenance of peace, stability and not making the situation in the East Sea more complicated, and running contrary to the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), she said.
“Vietnam resolutely opposes this act and requests China repeal all contents violating Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes in the above-mention summary,” she said./.
