China’s actions in East Sea contrary to UNCLOS 1982: experts
China’s maritime claims and recent actions in the East Sea ran counter to the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS 1982), according to an expert on the East Sea issue.
A Chinese marine surveillance ship (Photo: AFP/VNA)
New York (VNA) – China’s maritimeclaims and recent actions in the East Sea ran counter to the provisions of the United Nations Conventionon the Law of the Sea 1982 (UNCLOS 1982), according to an expert onthe East Sea issue.
Talking to Vietnam News Agency correspondents in NewYork, Dr Vu Quang Viet, former head of the National Accounts Division of the UN, said China had clearlytaken provocative actions in the sea, and faced opposition from many countries worldwide,especially the US.
Viet said among the above-mentioned actions were a Chinese marine surveillance ship's sinking of a Vietnamese fishing vessel near the Paracel (Hoang Sa) archipelago, sending Haiyan Dizhi 8 into Vietnam's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), unreasonable sovereignty claims over Vietnam’s Paracel and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, and the issuance of the so-called “standard names” for 80 entities in the East Sea.
According to him, the US State Department and Department of Defence and Americanlawmakers have condemned China's actions, saying they are illegal and harm countries in the region. The Philippine Foreign Ministry also expressed its solidarityand support for Vietnam on the issue.
In face of this, the Vietnamese Government has repeatedly sent notes to the UNto oppose China’s claims and sovereignty violations in the East Sea, Viet said.
Meanwhile, Prof Ta Van Tai from Harvard University emphasised that China's recent actions are provocative towards Vietnam'ssovereignty in the East Sea and contrary to UNCLOS 1982.
He said that China’s claim of sovereignty overalmost the entire East Sea via the so-called “nine-dash line” is groundless, and violates maritimesover🌄eignty of other countries as clearly stated in the convention./.
Following China’s announcement of the establishment of the so-called “Xisha district” (in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago) and “Nansha district” (in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago) within “Sansha city”, international experts have condemned the move, saying it breaks international law.
China’s circulation of a number of diplomatic notes at the United Nations (UN) that raise unreasonable sovereignty claims over Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos as well as maritime claims in the East Sea runs counter to the provisions of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), an official said on April 23.
Dr. Le Hong Hiep from the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore has said China’s recent acts in the East Sea has made the regional situation more tense and uncertain, thus hindering negotiations on a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC).
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on April 23 criticised recent actions of China in the East Sea, including its announcement of the establishment of “Xisha district” (Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago) and “Nansha district” (Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago) within the so-called “Sansha city,” and China coast guard vessel's sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat.
The EU is committed to the legal order for the seas and oceans based upon international law, maritime security and cooperation, as well as the freedom of navigation and overflight, in the interest of all states, EU Ambassador to ASEAN Igor Driesmans told a Vietnam News Agency reporter in Jakarta on April 26.
Foreign experts have condemned China’s recent actions in the East Sea, saying its moves have escalated tensions in the region and infringed upon international law.
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A Chinese marine surveillance ship (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
