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Six years ago, Professor Ishii Akira gave me the book Chugoku Kokkyou Nessen no Ato or Aruku (Follow the trail of hot wars on the Chinese borders), Iwanami Shoten Publishing House, 2014. Ishii Akira is a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo, a prestigious researcher in Asian political history, specializing in China, he was president of the Economic and Political Research Association. Asia. In 2012, I held a Vietnam-China intellectual dialogue in Tokyo (reported in the People’s Army newspaper in the issues of May 22 and 23, 2014) and invited Professor Ishii to speak. He has traveled through the border areas of China to study, learn about the relics and traces related to the wars between China and neighboring countries since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China. (1949), after incorporating relevant stories, wrote this book. He also visited the Vietnam-China border and wrote a chapter on the war in 1979. Particularly on the Hoang Sa incident, he visited Hainan province because he heard that China built a memorial area for the “martyrs” in the battle. Tay Sa (the Chinese name used to call our Hoang Sa).
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Visit historical witnesses on the 47th anniversary of the Chinese invasion of Hoang Sa |
The following is part of the content of the chapter “Tay Sa Hai War” of the book mentioned above. In the city of Sanya, Hainan province, in 1975, China built an area called Tay Sa, the mausoleum of the martyrs (in Hoang Sa they also built a similar area. These two areas were established to commemorate the 18th). soldiers who died in battle, whom they called “heroes”). As for Lang Vien in Hai Nam, through the main gate, to the Memorial Tower, on the right side of the tower, there is an inscription: “Martyrs who sacrificed glory in self-defense counterattacks in the Vinh Lac Tay Sa archipelago. “. . Inside the tower is an inscribed passage to relate the Tay Sa naval war: “On January 19, 1974, in the Vinh Lac Tay Sa archipelago, warships from Saigon, South Vietnam, invaded the islands and En the territorial waters of China, our Nanhai fleet heroically counterattacked, sunk a guard warship and destroyed three enemy destroyers. In the past, our navy recaptured the islands of Sach Ho, Cam Tuyen and Kim Ngan that the Saigon government illegally occupied We have won a great victory in our self-defense counterattack in Tay Sa waters, maintaining our interests in the sea and the territorial sovereignty of the country. Joining the naval battle this time, there were digital warships … (strategy), In the fierce naval war, 18 comrades to protect the dignity of the fatherland without fear of sacrifice, the hero fought. They have sacrificed noble lives for the people and the country. Their heroic tales will shine through the years and rivers c with heaven and earth forever. The revolutionary martyrs will be immortal ”.
According to the book also cited, People’s diary on January 20, 1974, the event was reported. Here are just a few main points summarized: “Since January 15, 1974, the Saigon government has used ships and planes to continually invade the territorial waters and airspace of the Tay Sa archipelago. Our fishermen and boats are reluctant to fight back. On the morning of January 19, ships from South Vietnam occupied the island of Tham Hang, killing and injuring many fishermen. The Saigon army also fired at our patrol boats at sea, our ships had to counterattack, … “.
The invader not only misrepresented the truth, but also wanted to forever convey the story of the invasion’s “achievements” through memorials. Has our effort to clarify history and justify sovereignty been sufficient?
Tokyo, 19.1.2021
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