President: 'Force China to withdraw its drilling rig from Vietnam's waters'

If we unite, we will force China to remove the Haiyang Shiyou 981 drilling rig from Vietnam's sovereign waters..

President Truong Tan Sang affirmed the above when meeting with voters of District 3, Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of May 16 before the National Assembly session. Also attending were members of National Assembly delegation No. 1 - Ho Chi Minh City National Assembly delegation.

President Truong Tan Sang and voters in Ho Chi Minh City (photo: ND)

Expressing his indignation and condemning China for illegally placing an oil rig in Vietnam's waters, seriously violating international law and Vietnam's sovereignty, voter Nguyen Huu Chau (Ward 7 - District 3) said: In this context, if the people of the whole country unite, no force will be able to subdue it.

Voter Nguyen Huu Chau recommends: The Party, State, National Assembly, and Government must use all necessary measures to force China to remove the Haiyang Shiyou 981 drilling rig from Vietnam's sovereign waters, and not repeat similar cases in the future.

If China does not immediately stop its reckless activities, which disregard international law and the country's sovereignty, Vietnam needs to immediately proceed with a lawsuit to an international court for legal resolution.

Talking about the fact that some extremists incited workers to destroy foreign investors' property during workers' marches in Dong Nai, Binh Duong, and Ho Chi Minh City, voters in District 3 raised the issue of the effectiveness of education and political awareness among the working class today.

Regarding the work of preventing corruption, voters of District 3 hope that law enforcement agencies need to have more effective solutions to prevent and strictly handle corruption. At the same time, the authorities need to review and immediately "plug" loopholes in the current loose financial management mechanism of enterprises.

Speaking at the meeting with voters in District 3, President Truong Tan Sang emphasized: The Haiyang 981 drilling rig incident has seriously violated international law, going against the agreements between Vietnam and China, as well as with ASEAN on the East Sea issue.

Vietnam has always consistently used just and peaceful measures in accordance with international law, and has been supported by friends everywhere. Meanwhile, China has always gone against Vietnam.

According to VTC.new