Vietnam rejects China's fishing ban in the East Sea
Vietnam has sufficient historical evidence and legal basis to affirm its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.
On May 8, 2020, in response to a reporter's question about China's announcement of a fishing ban in the East Sea from May 1 to August 16, 2020 and the implementation of measures to enforce this announcement, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang stated: Vietnam has sufficient historical evidence and legal basis to affirm its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos in accordance with international law.
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| Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang. |
As a coastal state in the East Sea and a member of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Vietnam has sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction in its maritime zones established in accordance with the Convention and also enjoys other legitimate rights at sea in accordance with the provisions of the Convention.
Vietnam rejects this unilateral decision by China. In the current international and regional context, Vietnam requests that China not further complicate the situation in the East Sea./.
