A representative from the Foreign Ministry’s National Boundary
Commission on April 12 opposed China’s plan to bring tourists to
Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.
“Vietnam has
indisputable sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa (Spratly)
archipelagoes. China’s plan to brings tourists to Hoang Sa is a serious
violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty, running counter to the spirit of the
Declaration on Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC)”, the
representative said.
“Vietnam demands China to
cancel such a plan,” he said, adding that on April 12, the Vietnamese
Foreign Ministry handed over a diplomatic note to a representative of
the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi to protest the plan.
Regarding reports on Taiwan ’s intention to upgrade piers on Ba Binh
Island, part of Vietnam’s Truong Sa archipelago, the National Boundary
Commission representative stressed that Taiwan ’s building plans are a
serious violation of Vietnam’s sovereignty. He also said Vietnam
demands the Taiwanese side to give up the plan so as not to further
complicate the situation and raise tension in the East Sea.-VNA