Protest China's "election of People's Council representatives in Tam Sa"
At 7:10 p.m. on July 21 (6:10 p.m. the same day, Hanoi time), the website of China National Radio (CNR) broadcast a report by reporter Zhou Yong stating that on the same day, more than 1,100 voters from 15 constituencies in three archipelagos: Xisha (Vietnam's Hoang Sa), Nansha (Vietnam's Truong Sa) and Zhongsha went to vote for delegates to the first term of the Sansha City People's Council.
This is a serious violation of Vietnam's sovereignty over the two archipelagos.Paracel and Spratly Islands.
Ceramic Vietnamese flag in Truong Sa archipelago (Source: VNA)
The National Border Committee and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam have repeatedly affirmed that “Vietnam has sufficient legal and historical evidence to affirm its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.”
Previously, after China decided to establish Sansha city, on June 23, leaders of Khanh Hoa province and Da Nang city spoke out against this wrong and illegal decision, which harmed the relationship between the two countries and the friendship between the two peoples.
Mr. Nguyen Chien Thang, Chairman of Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee, affirmed that Truong Sa island district is an inseparable part of Vietnam's territory and is under the administrative management of Khanh Hoa province.
Mr. Van Huu Chien, Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang city, also affirmed that Hoang Sa island district is an inseparable part of Vietnam's territory and is under the administrative management of Da Nang city.
China's holding of People's Council elections in the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos of Vietnam took place just one day after the spokesman of the country's Foreign Ministry, Mr. Hong Lei, stated that China is ready to work with ASEAN countries to implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea.East Sea(DOC) in a comprehensive and effective manner, as well as consultations to finalize the Code of Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (COC).
According to VTC News - MD
