Voters nationwide are concerned about China’s wrongful actions in the East Sea and want effective and consistent measures to be taken to protect Vietnam’s sovereignty over islands in the sea, heard the opening session of the National Assembly (NA) in Hanoi on July 20.
Speaking at the 14th NA’s first session, Nguyen Thien Nhan, president of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, said voters are worried about what China had done in the East Sea, including large-scale land reclamation, construction of artificial islands, militarization of Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes and assaults on Vietnamese fishermen.
“Such actions of China have destabilized the region, threatened freedom of navigation, and violated the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) signed by ASEAN and China,” Nhan said.
According to Nhan, voters hope the Party and the State will continue adopting consistent and effective solutions to defend national sovereignty and ensure a peaceful and stable environment for the country to grow. In addition, they want more communications so that the international community will understand and support Vietnam’s determination to protect sovereign rights over islands and waters.
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