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China blamed for escalating East Sea tensions

Posted on October 23, 2012 Written by
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Military action a remote possibility, but quest for peaceful solutions weakened by Chinese aggression and obfuscation, experts say Traditional bamboo fishing boats on My Khe Beach in the central coastal city of Da Nang. Experts say China's recent actions, including the arrest of 21 Vietnamese fishermen on March 3, have worsened tensions in the East Sea. Photo: AFP … [Read more...]

China blamed for escalating East Sea tensions 

Posted on March 30, 2012 Written by
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Military action a remote possibility, but quest for peaceful solutions weakened by Chinese aggression and obfuscation, experts say Traditional bamboo fishing boats on My Khe Beach in the central coastal city of Da Nang. Experts say China's recent actions, including the arrest of 21 Vietnamese fishermen on March 3, have worsened tensions in the East Sea. China's plan to publish a map that claims disputed regions and its aggressive actions of late have worsened tensions in the East Sea, also … [Read more...]

Vietnam protests China’s activities in Hoang Sa area

Posted on March 16, 2012 Written by
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Vietnam requests China to respect its territorial sovereignty and stop all activities that violate Vietnam's sovereignty of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi on March 15. Recently, China continued to carry out activities in Vietnam's Hoang Sa (Paracel) area, specifically: The China National Offshore Oil Corporation invited bids for 19 lots in the northern East Sea, one nautical mile from the Tree Island of the Hoang Sa Archipelago. On … [Read more...]

Vietnam protests China’s activities on Hoang Sa

Posted on March 15, 2012 Written by
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Vietnam requests China to respect its territorial sovereignty and stop all activities that violate Vietnam's sovereignty of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi on March 15. Chinashould stop violating Vietnam's sovereignty: FM spokesman Recently, China continued to carry out activities at Vietnam's Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, specifically: Chinese Oil Company invited bids for 19 blocks in the northern East Sea, one nautical mile from the … [Read more...]

Vietnam affirms sovereignty over archipelagoes

Posted on April 9, 2011 Written by
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Vietnam affirms its undisputable sovereignty over the Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagoes, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga. Nga made the statement in Hanoi on April 8 while answering reporters' question on Vietnam's response to information released by the Xinhua news agency on April 3 that China's Hainan province defined Dao Cay (Tree Island) in Vietnam's Hoang Sa archipelago, which is called Zhaoshudao in Chinese, as one of the key islands under … [Read more...]