(VOVWORLD) - China’s establishment of what it calls the "Xisha" and "Nansha" districts in Vietnam's Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands is a violation of the UN Charter and the 1982 UNCLOS, according to James Kraska, Professor of International Maritime Law at the US Naval War College.

(VOVWORLD) - China’s actions in the East Sea have violated the sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction of Vietnam and other countries and restricted freedom of aviation, navigation, and economic activities there. In the face of China’s bullying, Vietnam has been persistent and uncompromising in defending its national sovereignty against China’s aggression.

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam Fisheries Society has strongly protested China’s illegal decision to ban fishing in the East Sea (internationally known as the South China Sea) in 2020.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam and the international community have strongly opposed a brazen decision by the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs to establish new districts called “Xisha” and “Nansha” in “Sansha city” to administer the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, which are part of Vietnam’s sovereign territory.

(VOVWORLD) - A Japanese scholar has pointed out two historical documents, in which European oceanographers acknowledged Vietnam’s sovereignty over the East Sea (South China Sea) in the 16th century.

(VOVWORLD) - 45 years ago on April 29, the Vietnam People’s Navy liberated Truong Sa archipelago, which is now Truong Sa island district, Khanh Hoa province.

(VOVWORLD) - A Russian expert has expressed grave concern over China’s latest action in the East Sea, known internationally as the South China Sea.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has circulated a note at the United Nations rejecting China’s sovereignty claims over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos in the East Sea and reasserted both groups of islands are under Vietnam’s sovereignty.

(VOVWORLD) - Former Director of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Prof. Dr. Vu Duong Huan, has said China absolutely has no historical sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelagoes.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam, a coastal country with a coastline of more than 3,260 km and thousands of islands, including the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, respects and abides by the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Vietnam urges other countries to comply with UNCLOS to protect the legal order at sea and make the East Sea a sea of peace and prosperity.