Viet Nam rejects all claims of China in East Sea

ISLAMABAD: Viet Nam strongly reiterates its consistent stance on the sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spartly), and resolutely rejects any maritime claims of China that are based on the “nine-dash line” in the East Sea, spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang affirmed on August 31.

Pham Thu Hang made the statement while answering reporters’ questions regarding Viet Nam’s response to the Chinese Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR)’s release of the so-called “standard map 2023” which covers Viet Nam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.

The issuance of the map as well as China’s “nine-dash line” claim show a violation of Viet Nam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos, as well as Viet Nam’s sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction over its waters as stipulated in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS), she stressed.

Therefore, the sovereignty and maritime claims based on the “nine-dash line” as reflected in the map are void and violate international law, particularly the 1982 UNCLOS, the spokeswoman said.

Courtesy : Viet Nam News Agency