Professor Daisuke Hosokawa at the Osaka University of Economics (Photo: VNA)Tokyo (VNA) – China’s recent activities in the East Sea are more unilateraland provocation, seriously violating the 1982 United Nations Convention on theLaw of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS), said Professor Daisuke Hosokawa at the OsakaUniversity of Economics.
Hosokawa said in an interview with the Vietnam News Agency that China is tryingto change the status quo in the East Sea. Therefore, Beijing will continue itsprovocative activities in the waters in the time ahead.
The professor made the comments in the context that many countries have expressedtheir deep concern over escalating tensions in the East Sea due to China’s illegalactivities, especially the deployment of surveyvessel group Haiyang Dizhi 8 to TuChinh reef (internationally known as Vanguard Bank) in Vietnam’s exclusiveeconomic zone. The activities have seriously violated international law,infringed sovereignty, sovereign right and jurisdiction, and hindered legal oiland gas activities in exclusive economic zones of Vietnam and other coastalnations.
Vietnam’s reactions toward Chinese activities are generally good andappropriate, he said, suggesting that the country need to continue affirmingits sovereignty and condemning China’s illegal activities.
Hosokawa said Vietnam will come back to the ASEAN Chair next yearand the country can do more actively than before.
The professor expressed his hope that Vietnam will make efforts to make ASEANstronger./.
VNA
