As the world turns its attention from Chinese militarization of the South China Sea islets to North Korean nuclear and missile provocations, China is making every effort to establish a “new normal” in the East China Sea with more frequent military and paramilitary presence and more offshore gas platforms construction there.
Vietnam-Philippines celebrates the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (July 12, 1976 - July 12, 2021), but the exchange has been established centuries ago, originating from maritime trade.
Vietnam supports the maintenance of peace and stability in the region, security, safety and freedom of navigation and aviation, and the principle of respect for the law on seas and oceans, in accordance with the provisions of international law and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on February 4.
Washington said it is taking additional actions to defend sovereignty rights and interests of ASEAN member countries who are claimants in the East Sea dispute.
All peoples and the international community have common interest in maintaining and promoting peace and stability in the sea.
Japan is the 10th country rejecting China’s maritime claims in the South China Sea (called East Sea by Vietnam) following Malaysia’s initial role with a Note Verbale submitted in December 2019.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Monday said China’s suspension of fishing in waters within Việt Nam’s sovereignty in the East Sea carries no weight whatsoever
Britain, France and perhaps even Germany poised to play bigger roles in checking China's rising naval ambitions
The Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations presents its compliments to the Secretariat of the United Nations and has the honour to refer to views expressed by the People’s Republic of China regarding its maritime claims in the South China Sea.
Vietnam on Thursday reaffirmed its sovereignty after the U.S. Embassy removed from its Facebook page an accurate Vietnamese map including its East Sea archipelagos.
