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Seminar, film screening on East Sea issue in Paris

A seminar and screening of a film on the East Sea directed by Marc Petitjean took place in the headquarters of Foyer Vietnam in Paris on May 19.
Seminar, film screening on East Sea issue in Paris ảnh 1At the event (Source: VNA)
Paris (VNA) – A seminarand screening of a film on the East Sea directed by Marc Petitjean took placein the headquarters of Foyer Vietnam in Paris on May 19.

Produced and broadcast by theFrance’s Arte TV, the film highlights the political context and status quo ofsovereignty disputes in the East Sea, China’s ambition with its nine-dashclaim, challenges to the region, and experts’ opinions.

French-Vietnamese journalistspecialised in Asian affairs Vo Trung Dung coordinated the discussion sessionwith director Petitjean as the keynote speaker. Participants looked intodisputes in the East Sea, including legal consequences of China’s illegalconstruction, the impacts and validity of the July 12 ruling of the PermanentCourt of Arbitration, regulations on islands in the Hoang Sa (Paracel) andTruong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes, and powerful countries’ role in thesettlement of disputes.

A majority of opinions shared theview that the disputes impact on not only regional countries but also manyother nations, particularly marine-reliant powers.  

The event was expected to helpthe public in France and the world get a deeper understanding of the situationin the East Sea.-VNA 
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