Vietnamese
fishermen will continue operating in Vietnam’s territorial waters
despite China’s illegal ban on fishing in the East Sea, a Vietnam
Fisheries Association official says.
The
Chief Secretariat of the Association, Nguyen Ngoc Duc, made the
statement yesterday while answering Tuoi Tre’s queries on the
Association’s response to China’s promulgation of the ban on fishing
from 12:00 am, May 16 till 12:00 am, August 1 in the East Sea, which
encompasses portions of Vietnam’s waters.
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Today the association will send official letters to concerned agencies asking for assistance for fishermen in their normal fishing activities in Vietnam’s territorial waters in the East Sea, Duc said.
Today the association will send official letters to concerned agencies asking for assistance for fishermen in their normal fishing activities in Vietnam’s territorial waters in the East Sea, Duc said.
Photo: Vietnamese fishing boats return to central Quang Ngai Province from the Hoang Sa (Paracels) archipelago on May 15, 2013
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The association will also ask authorities of coastal localities to give necessary support and instructions to fishermen operating at sea, the official said.
The association will also ask authorities of coastal localities to give necessary support and instructions to fishermen operating at sea, the official said.
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“There will be no problem if the ban is applied to China’s sea areas only, but in fact, China has illegally imposed the ban on Vietnam’s territorial waters, so there is no reason for Vietnamese fishermen to comply with such an illegitimate regulation,” Duc said.
“There will be no problem if the ban is applied to China’s sea areas only, but in fact, China has illegally imposed the ban on Vietnam’s territorial waters, so there is no reason for Vietnamese fishermen to comply with such an illegitimate regulation,” Duc said.
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The same day, Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs protested against China’s implementation of a ban on fishing in the East Sea.
The same day, Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs protested against China’s implementation of a ban on fishing in the East Sea.
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“China’s
unilateral implementation of the ban on fishing in the East Sea in
2013, which encompasses some portions of Vietnam’s waters, violates
Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, and its
sovereign rights and jurisdiction over its exclusive economic zone and
continental shelf under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of
the Sea,” ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi told reporters.
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The ban goes against the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), and “Vietnam opposes and declares China’s aforementioned unilateral decision null and void,” the spokesperson stressed.
The ban goes against the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), and “Vietnam opposes and declares China’s aforementioned unilateral decision null and void,” the spokesperson stressed.
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On May 9, Nghi said at the ministry’s regular press conference that Vietnam has indisputable sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago in the East Sea, and all activities of parties in this area without Vietnam’s approval violate the country’s sovereignty.
On May 9, Nghi said at the ministry’s regular press conference that Vietnam has indisputable sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago in the East Sea, and all activities of parties in this area without Vietnam’s approval violate the country’s sovereignty.
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He made the statement in response to reporters’ questions on Vietnam’s reaction to China’s deployment of 32 fishing boats to the archipelago’s area on May 6.
He made the statement in response to reporters’ questions on Vietnam’s reaction to China’s deployment of 32 fishing boats to the archipelago’s area on May 6.
Nghi emphasized
that, “all activities in the East Sea must comply with international
law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
(UNCLOS), with respect to the sovereignty, sovereign right and
jurisdiction right of concerned countries.”
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The
chart above shows China’s view of the South China Sea. China says it
“owns” everything inside the red dashed line. The Philippines, Brunei,
Malaysia, Vietnam and others are not too happy with this assertion:
especially since China is a growing naval power.
China’s
neighbors have rejected its map of the South China Sea, one of the
world’s busiest sea corridors. Pictured: China’s Maritime Surveillance
Force on patrol
Chinese officers stop and question fishermen in the South China Sea
China’s
State Councilor Yang Jiechi (R) shakes hands with Vietnamese Deputy
Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan during the sixth meeting of the
China-Vietnam steering committee on cooperation in Beijing, capital of
China, May 11, 2013. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)
Related:
The
captain of the Vietnamese fishing boat that was fired at by a Chinese
ship in March 20, 2013, Pham Quang Thanh, is seen on board the boat
which sustained damage after a fire sparked by a Chinese flare. Vietnam
complains that China has not stopped at threatening to use force, but it
has actually used force in violating Vietnam’s sovereignty.
