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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 $0

$0Domestic and foreign scholars suggested ideas for maintaining peace andstability in the East Sea at the ongoing international symposium on theEast Sea workshop in Hanoi on November 11. $0$0Reports at theevent revolved around the recent developments in the East Sea, itsrelationship with ASEAN and major powers, international law and the 1982United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). $0$0Chinese scholar Dong Manyan said he believes the territorial border rowin the region will ease off in the coming time as China has exertedefforts to settle down its ties with ASEAN and neighbouring countries,including an agreement with India on border management, progress withVietnam on maritime cooperation and a New Model of Major CountryRelations with the US. $0$0Researcher Carl Thayer from Australiashared the view that Indonesia, Brunei and Thailand have played a keyrole in forging ASEAN’s unity in the East Sea issue. The region hasstarted negotiations with China on a Code of Conduct in the East Sea, henoted. $0$0According to senior Thai journalist KaviChongkitttavorn, Thailand will actively work to urge ASEAN to seriouslyconsider China’s proposal on signing an Amity Treaty with the bloc.Meanwhile, the country - as one of the ASEAN founders - will helpmaintain the region’s common voice, bridging the grouping with China inthe issue. $0$0A majority of opinions stressed the importance ofadherence to international law in general and the UNCLOS in particularin the settlement of the dispute. $0$0Concurring with them, NguyenDang Thang from Vietnam said international law is crucial to anupcoming model of jointly tapping mineral sources in the East Sea. Chinaalso needs to make clear its point about this and its claim about anine-dot line. $0$0East Sea claimants should seek explanationsabout legal regulations set under the UNCLOS from a third independentagency, he said. $0$0Others argued that as internationalregulations on the behaviour of all stakeholders are insufficient, theformulation of a Code of Conduct in the East Sea is a pressing issue tokeep disputes under control and prevent conflicts. $0$0On November12, delegates will continue their discussions on the recent legaldevelopments in the East Sea, and regional and international experiencein the settlement of maritime disputes. $0$0They will also takestock of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea andits enforcement, tension management, the future of the East Sea andrecommend more sound policies.-VNA$0

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