The current East Sea security situation was the main theme of a talkheld by the Vietnam National Museum of History on June 20.
Speaking at the event, attended by many people from different walksof life, Major General Le Van Cuong, former head of the Strategy andScience Institute under the Ministry of Public Security, elaborated onissues related to China’s illegal placement of the Haiyang Shiyou-981drilling rig deep inside Vietnam’s waters.
Healso raised several hypotheses on the plans and moves of the ChineseGovernment from now to August 15, and provided participants withinformation about Vietnam’s policies of solving the current tensions aswell as the international community’s backing for Vietnam.
The talk aimed to raise public awareness of the East Sea situation,contributing to increasing patriotism, solidarity and responsibilityamong Vietnamese people, particularly the youth, in the struggle tosafeguard the country’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and TruongSa (Spratly) archipelagoes.
At the beginning ofMay, China illegally dispatched the rig as well as a large fleet ofarmed vessels, military ships and aircraft to Vietnam’s waters andpositioned the rig at 15 degrees 29 minutes 58 seconds north latitudeand 111 degrees 12 minutes 06 seconds east longitude, 80 miles deepinside Vietnam’s continental shelf and exclusive economic zone.
Despite Vietnam’s protest, China expanded itsscale of operation and moved the rig to 15 degrees 33 minutes 36seconds north latitude and 111 degrees 34 minutes 11 seconds eastlongitude, 60 nautical miles deep inside Vietnam’s continental shelf andexclusive economic zone.
China’s armed vessels have aggressively and consistently firedhigh-power water cannons at and intentionally rammed against Vietnamesepublic-service and civil ships, causing damage to many boats andinjuring people on board.-VNA
Speaking at the event, attended by many people from different walksof life, Major General Le Van Cuong, former head of the Strategy andScience Institute under the Ministry of Public Security, elaborated onissues related to China’s illegal placement of the Haiyang Shiyou-981drilling rig deep inside Vietnam’s waters.
Healso raised several hypotheses on the plans and moves of the ChineseGovernment from now to August 15, and provided participants withinformation about Vietnam’s policies of solving the current tensions aswell as the international community’s backing for Vietnam.
The talk aimed to raise public awareness of the East Sea situation,contributing to increasing patriotism, solidarity and responsibilityamong Vietnamese people, particularly the youth, in the struggle tosafeguard the country’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and TruongSa (Spratly) archipelagoes.
At the beginning ofMay, China illegally dispatched the rig as well as a large fleet ofarmed vessels, military ships and aircraft to Vietnam’s waters andpositioned the rig at 15 degrees 29 minutes 58 seconds north latitudeand 111 degrees 12 minutes 06 seconds east longitude, 80 miles deepinside Vietnam’s continental shelf and exclusive economic zone.
Despite Vietnam’s protest, China expanded itsscale of operation and moved the rig to 15 degrees 33 minutes 36seconds north latitude and 111 degrees 34 minutes 11 seconds eastlongitude, 60 nautical miles deep inside Vietnam’s continental shelf andexclusive economic zone.
China’s armed vessels have aggressively and consistently firedhigh-power water cannons at and intentionally rammed against Vietnamesepublic-service and civil ships, causing damage to many boats andinjuring people on board.-VNA
