Apart from deploying and stationing its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 deepinto Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, China hascarried out a number of other illegal actions such as publishing mapsclaiming all the East Sea and building works to change status quo in theEast Sea.
China’s actions to support its sovereignty claimshave faced slams from regional countries as well as disapproval from theChinese people themselves.
China’s recent publication of anew map that shows its 10-dash line claim covering nearly all watersand islands in the East Sea is completely groundless and unacceptable.
Inits new map published by Hunan Publishing House on June 25, Chinabrazenly claimed its sovereignty over the East Sea with a 10-dash lineencompassing territories just off the coasts of Vietnam, Malaysia, thePhilippines and Brunei and covering almost the entire the East Sea,which includes Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagosof Vietnam and Scarborough Shoal claimed by the Philippines.
With the groundless line, China has attempted to expand its territory to 5,500km in length while being about 5,200km in width.
Moreover,when launching the illegal map, the Chinese state-run news agencyXinhua barefacedly stated that the map will give readers a“comprehensive and intuitive awareness” of China’s entire map and“readers won’t ever think against that China’s territory has primary andsecondary claims.”
In reaction to China’s new map publication,the Philippine Foreign Ministry described it as an irrational expansionambition of China, saying that the ambition has escalated tensions inthe East Sea.
Many Chinese people expressed dissatisfaction withthe Chinese acts, saying they are erroneous behaviours of the Chineseauthorities.
The recent actions also seriously violate the principle of respecting international commitments.
“Pactasunt servanda” is a basic principle in international law stipulated inArticle 2 of the United Nations Charter. Accordingly, all states takeobligations to voluntarily implement, show goodwill, honesty and fullytake duties to international treaties to which they are a signatory.
Theprinciple is also enshrined in other treaties such as the ViennaConvention of the Law of Treaties (Article 26), the 1970 Declaration onPrinciples of International Law, and the 1975 Helsinki Accord.
Despite being one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, China does not respect the UN Charter.
Asa party to the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982),China does not only implement the convention’s regulations in earnest,but also audaciously infringes sovereignty and jurisdiction of Vietnamprescribed in the convention.
In 1992, the Chinese parliamentadopted its law on waters and adjacent areas, claiming the 12-nauticalmiles applied the for archipelagos in the East Sea, particularly HoangSa and Truong Sa of Vietnam.
In 1998, China issued a law onexclusive economic zone and continental shelf, which emphasised Hoang Saand Truong Sa to have their own exclusive economic zones andcontinental shelves as so-called by Beijing as adjacent waters.
Accordingto the UNCLOS 1982, in the East Sea, only the two archipelagic states,Indonesia and the Philippines, are permitted to draw baselines inaccordance with the convention, while other coastal countries likeVietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Chinaabsolutely do not draw the baseline for archipelagos. Therefore, the lawof China affirming the exclusive economic zone and continental shelffor Hoang Sa and Truong Sa is groundless, not only violating Vietnam’ssovereignty over the two archipelagos, but also running counter to theconvention on the way to draw baseline.
In addition, Chinadisregards the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea(DOC) that it signed with ASEAN countries in 2002. In the DOC, bothsides reaffirmed their commitments to goals and principles in the UNCharter, the UNCLOS 1982 and the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation inSoutheast Asia (TAC) and principles in international law.
Hence,China’s recently actions, which include adding Hoang Sa and Truong Sa toits system for new land use right registration and building a series ofworks to change the status quo on banks and reefs in the East Sea,seriously flouted principles of respecting international commitments,especially the UN Charter, UNCLOS 1982 and DOC.
Once again, the actions expose China’s ambition to monopolise the entire East Sea.
Inrecent years, China has boosted its site activities to realise itscow-tough claim in the East Sea. On June 3, 2007, the State Council ofChina ratified the establishment of a so-called Sansha city belonging toHainan province to manage Hoang Sa and Truong Sa (called Xisha andNansha by China).
The country also adopted a series of legaldocuments to complete the state apparatus on its sea and islandmanagement, while unilaterally imposing a fishing ban in the East Seaduring the peak season since 1992.
China has been moreaggressive and has taken more prolonged fishing ban in two-thirds of theEast Sea, covering the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa areas which are thetraditional fishing grounds of Vietnamese fishermen.
In additionto the illegal placement of drilling oil Haigyang Shiyou-981 deep intoVietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, theabove-mentioned actions are considered a new step of escalation in itsstrategy to realise its “cow tough claim” with a long-term scheme ofmonopolising the East Sea.-VNA
China’s actions to support its sovereignty claimshave faced slams from regional countries as well as disapproval from theChinese people themselves.
China’s recent publication of anew map that shows its 10-dash line claim covering nearly all watersand islands in the East Sea is completely groundless and unacceptable.
Inits new map published by Hunan Publishing House on June 25, Chinabrazenly claimed its sovereignty over the East Sea with a 10-dash lineencompassing territories just off the coasts of Vietnam, Malaysia, thePhilippines and Brunei and covering almost the entire the East Sea,which includes Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagosof Vietnam and Scarborough Shoal claimed by the Philippines.
With the groundless line, China has attempted to expand its territory to 5,500km in length while being about 5,200km in width.
Moreover,when launching the illegal map, the Chinese state-run news agencyXinhua barefacedly stated that the map will give readers a“comprehensive and intuitive awareness” of China’s entire map and“readers won’t ever think against that China’s territory has primary andsecondary claims.”
In reaction to China’s new map publication,the Philippine Foreign Ministry described it as an irrational expansionambition of China, saying that the ambition has escalated tensions inthe East Sea.
Many Chinese people expressed dissatisfaction withthe Chinese acts, saying they are erroneous behaviours of the Chineseauthorities.
The recent actions also seriously violate the principle of respecting international commitments.
“Pactasunt servanda” is a basic principle in international law stipulated inArticle 2 of the United Nations Charter. Accordingly, all states takeobligations to voluntarily implement, show goodwill, honesty and fullytake duties to international treaties to which they are a signatory.
Theprinciple is also enshrined in other treaties such as the ViennaConvention of the Law of Treaties (Article 26), the 1970 Declaration onPrinciples of International Law, and the 1975 Helsinki Accord.
Despite being one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, China does not respect the UN Charter.
Asa party to the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982),China does not only implement the convention’s regulations in earnest,but also audaciously infringes sovereignty and jurisdiction of Vietnamprescribed in the convention.
In 1992, the Chinese parliamentadopted its law on waters and adjacent areas, claiming the 12-nauticalmiles applied the for archipelagos in the East Sea, particularly HoangSa and Truong Sa of Vietnam.
In 1998, China issued a law onexclusive economic zone and continental shelf, which emphasised Hoang Saand Truong Sa to have their own exclusive economic zones andcontinental shelves as so-called by Beijing as adjacent waters.
Accordingto the UNCLOS 1982, in the East Sea, only the two archipelagic states,Indonesia and the Philippines, are permitted to draw baselines inaccordance with the convention, while other coastal countries likeVietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Chinaabsolutely do not draw the baseline for archipelagos. Therefore, the lawof China affirming the exclusive economic zone and continental shelffor Hoang Sa and Truong Sa is groundless, not only violating Vietnam’ssovereignty over the two archipelagos, but also running counter to theconvention on the way to draw baseline.
In addition, Chinadisregards the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea(DOC) that it signed with ASEAN countries in 2002. In the DOC, bothsides reaffirmed their commitments to goals and principles in the UNCharter, the UNCLOS 1982 and the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation inSoutheast Asia (TAC) and principles in international law.
Hence,China’s recently actions, which include adding Hoang Sa and Truong Sa toits system for new land use right registration and building a series ofworks to change the status quo on banks and reefs in the East Sea,seriously flouted principles of respecting international commitments,especially the UN Charter, UNCLOS 1982 and DOC.
Once again, the actions expose China’s ambition to monopolise the entire East Sea.
Inrecent years, China has boosted its site activities to realise itscow-tough claim in the East Sea. On June 3, 2007, the State Council ofChina ratified the establishment of a so-called Sansha city belonging toHainan province to manage Hoang Sa and Truong Sa (called Xisha andNansha by China).
The country also adopted a series of legaldocuments to complete the state apparatus on its sea and islandmanagement, while unilaterally imposing a fishing ban in the East Seaduring the peak season since 1992.
China has been moreaggressive and has taken more prolonged fishing ban in two-thirds of theEast Sea, covering the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa areas which are thetraditional fishing grounds of Vietnamese fishermen.
In additionto the illegal placement of drilling oil Haigyang Shiyou-981 deep intoVietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, theabove-mentioned actions are considered a new step of escalation in itsstrategy to realise its “cow tough claim” with a long-term scheme ofmonopolising the East Sea.-VNA
