Vietnam slams China for East Sea activities
(VOV) - Foreign Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi on January 14 condemned China’s recent activities in the East Sea, particularly the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes, saying they seriously violate Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign right and jurisdiction in the area.
Nghi was answering questions about Vietnam’s response to a number of recent activities by China in the East Sea, especially its official announcement and enforcement of coastal border security regulations for Hainan, the exercise on Quang Hoa island of the Hoang Sa archipelago, the provision of 3D and CDMA services on Chu Thap (Stone Cross) of the Truong Sa archipelago, and the approval of the Sanya City cruise tourism development plan (2012-2022), which included tours to islands in the Hoang Sa archipelago.
Those activities further complicated the situation in the East Sea and ran counter to the spirit of the Declaration on Conduct of the Parties in the East Sea (DOC), Nghi said, describing them as unhelpful to peace and stability in the region, as well as Vietnam-China relations.
Vietnam resolutely opposed those wrongful activities and demanded China to immediately cancel them, the official said.