The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs protests and demands an end to China's actions that violate the sovereignty of the Hoang Sa archipelago, such as inviting oil and gas bids, conducting live-fire training, and organizing yacht races.

Recently, China continues to have activities in the Hoang Sa archipelago of Vietnam.Male. China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is inviting bids for 19 oil and gas blocks in the northern part of the East Sea, including block 65/24, about 1 nautical mile from Tree Island in the Paracel Islands.

On March 2, the 11th Chinese frigate squadron conducted live-fire training in the waters of the Paracel Islands. Five days later, at the 5th session of the 11th CPPCC, the Deputy Director General of the China National Tourism Administration spoke about the cooperation between the China National Tourism Administration and the Hainan Provincial Government to expand tourism activities in the Paracel Islands.

On March 12, on the People's Network's "Great Power Forum", the Deputy Minister of Culture and Director of the National Bureau of Cultural Relics of China said that during the 12th Five-Year Plan, China will build an archaeological center at the bottom of the "South China Sea" (East Sea) and a working station on the "Xisha" (Paracel Islands). Hainan Provincial GovernmentMalewill host the Tyne Cup yacht race.Malefrom Sanya to the Paracel Islands on March 28, 2012.

Regarding the above activities of the Chinese side, the spokesman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Luong Thanh Nghi, stated today: "The two archipelagos of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa are inseparable parts of Vietnam's territory.MaleThe above activities of China seriously violate Vietnam's sovereignty.Malefor the Paracel Islands".

According to Mr. Nghi, China's activities also violate international law, go against the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) signed in 2002 between ASEAN and China, go against the common perception of the two countries' senior leaders, and are not beneficial to the development of friendly and cooperative relations between Vietnam and China.

"Vietnam demands that China respect Vietnam's sovereignty, stop all activities that violate Vietnam's sovereignty in the Hoang Sa archipelago, and make practical contributions to maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea," the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry's statement today quoted Mr. Nghi as saying.

In the middle of last year, the issue of sovereignty disputes in the East Sea heated up with incidents of Chinese ships cutting cables of Vietnamese seismic survey ships or Chinese ships colliding with Philippine ships. The situation gradually calmed down, especially after the conferences between ASEAN and China in July 2011 inBali,Indonesia.

In October 2011, during the visit of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam and China signedagreement on principles for resolving maritime issuesincludes 6 points, including the establishmentgovernment hotlineto promptly exchange and process information. During the recent official visit of Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh to China, Vietnam and China affirmed that all maritime disputes will be resolved by the two sides.peaceful measures.

According to Express