Eleventh South China Sea International Conference on “Cooperation for Regional Peace and Development”, organised by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in cooperation with the Vietnam Lawyers Association and the Foundation for East Sea Studies, opens on November 6, 2019, in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)

The American professor said China’s violations of sovereignty of other countries in the East Sea like Vietnam, the Philippines, and Malaysia are unacceptable. He called on Vietnam and other countries to continue to raise their voice so that the international community better understand and prevent China’s ambition in the East Sea. Speaking to the media earlier this month, Professor Short said Vietnam needs to keep promoting its position and making a strong case to the wider world, particularly “the argument that things could be controlled by the rule of law rather than Chinese unilateral actions.”