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On the afternoon of April 19, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang spoke to the Chinese on April 18 and announced the establishment of the so-called “Xisha District” (ie the Paracel Islands of Vietnam) and “Nam Sa District” (ie Spratly Islands of Vietnam) in the “City of Tam Sa”.
“Vietnam has repeatedly asserted that it has sufficient historical evidence and a legal basis to assert sovereignty over Paracel and Spratly islands.
Vietnam’s constant stance strongly opposes the establishment of the so-called “Tam Sa City” and related acts due to a serious, invalid and unreasonable violation of the sovereignty of Vietnam. recognized, not conducive to friendly relations between nations and complicate the situation in the East Sea, the region and the world.
Vietnam requires that China respect Vietnam’s sovereignty, eliminate wrong decisions related to such jobs, and that it not have similar jobs in the future. ” – Spokeswoman Thu Hang emphasized.
Vietnamese fishermen fish in Vietnam’s fishing area Hoang Sa – Photo: HUU KHANH
Paracels district president asked China to immediately cancel wrong decision
On the night of April 19, Mr. Le Phu Nguyen, Chairman of the Hoang Sa District People’s Committee, Da Nang, said that the Chairman of the Hoang Sa District People’s Committee, Vo Ngoc Dong, issued a statement against the establishment of the “Tay Sa District” in China and The “Nansha District” belongs to the so-called “Sansha City”.
According to Mr. Dong: “As a local government in Danang City, directly administering the Paracel Islands in Vietnam, the Hoang Sa District People’s Committee resolutely opposes China’s decision to establish the so-called ‘district.’ Xi ‘ an “and” Nansha District “belong to the so-called” Sansha City “. This position for the so-called city of San Sha was also established in Resolution No. 26/2012 / NQ-HDND of April 4. -7-2012 of the Da Nang City People’s Council and the statement of the Hoang Sa District People’s Committee during the past. “
Chairman of the Hoang Sa District People’s Committee, Vo Ngoc Dong, emphasized: “Vietnam is the first country to continuously, peacefully explore, possess and establish sovereignty in the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos. Sufficient historical evidence and legal basis for affirm the indisputable sovereignty of Vietnam over the Paracel and Spratly islands, in accordance with international law.
China’s previous action has seriously violated Vietnam’s territorial sovereignty, violated international law and contrary to agreements between the two countries and the region, complicating the situation in the East Sea area and damaging cooperative efforts between countries. . The Hoang Sa District People’s Committee strongly protested and demanded that China immediately cancel the wrong decision and immediately stop illegal activities in the Vietnam archipelago Hoang Sa and Truong Sa. “
Earlier on April 18, the China Global Television Network (CGTN) announced that the Chinese government had approved the decision to establish the so-called “Xisha District” and “Nansha District” that belong to the “city”. Tam Sa “. This is the administrative unit that China openly established in 2012 to administer” Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha. “
According to CGTN, the headquarters of the so-called “Xisha District” will be located on Phú Lâm Island in the Paracel Islands of Vietnam. The headquarters of the so-called “Nansha District” will be located in Cross Rock on the Spratly Islands of Vietnam.
