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Vietnam vs China in the Paracel Islands, SCS; updates, discussions
Topic Started: Jun 25 2012, 06:56 PM (3,400 Views)
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Woody Island - Paracel Island chain

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China completes military airstrip on disputed South China Sea island - Xinhua
By: Agence France-Presse
October 8, 2014 1:59 PM

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China Builds Military Airstrip in Disputed South China Sea

By Zachary Keck
October 08, 2014


Although the AFP article referred to the airstrip as a "newly built facility," and said Xinhua had stated its length at 2,000 meters, there is already an airstrip located on Woody Island and recent satellite imagery has shown work being done to extend it from 2,400 meters to around 2,700-2,800 meters. It therefore seems likely that China has not built a completely new airstrip but rather finished extending the existing one.

Regardless of whether China has built a new airstrip on Woody Island or just extended the existing one, the move is consistent with its ongoing effort to build up military and other facilities on islands and reefs it administers throughout the South China Sea as a way to strengthen both its claims of sovereignty and the PLA's ability to patrol the vast waters that China claims in the region.

China announced it will continue building up the necessary infrastructure on Woody Island, and ultimately base a 5,000-ton marine patrol ship there. In 2011 China finished construction on a new harbor on the western side of Woody Island.


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China's Airstrip in Paracel Islands Heightens Vietnam Tensions
By John Boudreau
October 10, 2014


China's completion of an upgraded airstrip in the disputed Paracel Islands gives it another foothold in the South China Sea and risks sparking a renewed diplomatic rift with communist neighbor Vietnam.

Vietnam foreign ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh yesterday called the two-kilometer-long runway on Woody Island, part of the Paracel group, a violation of Vietnam's sovereignty after photos of the project appeared in Chinese media this week.

China's runway violates international law and damages ties, Vietnam News cited foreign ministry spokesman Binh as saying. The move contravenes an accord between Vietnam and China on settling sea disputes and a 2002 agreement between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on conduct in the area, he said.


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China, Vietnam Pledge to 'Address and Control' Maritime Disputes
Reuters
October 17, 2014


BEIJING, CHINA: China and Vietnam have agreed to "address and control" maritime disputes, state media said on Friday, as differences over the potentially energy-rich South China Sea have roiled relations between the two countries and other neighbours.

The two countries should "properly address and control maritime differences" to create favourable conditions for bilateral cooperation, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Thursday on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Milan.



"Thanks to efforts from both sides, China-Vietnam relations have ridden out the recent rough patch and gradually recovered, Dung agreed and endorsed boosting cooperation in infrastructure, finance and maritime exploration."

- Xinhua

The comments were a reiteration of earlier pledges by leaders from the two countries.



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China, Vietnam Patch Ties After Territory Disputes
BEIJING — Oct 18, 2014, 4:45 AM ET



China and Vietnam agreed to resume military ties and better manage their maritime disputes in the first signs that tensions over territorial claims could be easing.

During a visit to China this week, Vietnamese Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh said it was "extremely necessary" to maintain a healthy and stable relationship to settle disputes, the Vietnamese People's Army newspaper said Saturday.

Thanh said the military forces should practice restraint, closely control activities at sea and avoid use of force or threats to use force, the newspaper said.

In a meeting with Thanh in Beijing on Friday, Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao called on the two countries to enhance political trust and manage maritime disputes, China's official Xinhua News Agency said.

Thanh also met with his Chinese counterpart, Chang Wanquan, and both sides decided to resume military ties and "play a positive role" in handling the disputes, the news agency said.


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Vietnam Boat Attacked by Chinese Surveillance Ship
By John Boudreau and Mai Ngoc Chau
Oct 23, 2014


A Vietnamese fishing boat captain said his vessel was attacked this month by the crew of a Chinese law enforcement ship near the disputed Paracel islands, risking a fresh escalation in tensions in the South China Sea.

The Vietnamese were threatened with guns and batons on Oct. 14 after they were chased by Chinese surveillance ship No.46106, said Nguyen Ngoc Khanh, 41, owner and captain of the 15-meter-long wooden fishing boat. The equipment on the five-crew fishing vessel was destroyed, he said by phone.

The Chinese crew threw overboard two metric tons of sea spinach, harvested over three weeks, he said. None of his crew were hurt, said Khanh, who estimated his losses at about $4,000.

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China, Vietnam clash again over South China Sea claims
Reuters - 9 hours ago


BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Vietnam have clashed again over competing claims in the South China Sea, after Vietnam submitted its position to an arbitration tribunal initiated by the Philippines over the festering dispute that involves several countries.

Vietnam's foreign ministry said it had submitted its point of view to the court to ensure it pays attention to "our legal rights and interests". Vietnam has historical proof and the legal basis to support its claims, and rejects China's "unilateral" claims, it added.

China has warned Vietnam before against getting involved in the arbitration case, the first time China has been subjected to international legal scrutiny over the waters.

Anti-Chinese violence flared in Vietnam in May after a $1 billion (£635.8 million) deepwater rig owned by China's state-run CNOOC oil company was parked 240 km (150 miles) off the coast of Vietnam.


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Vietnam Launches Legal Challenge Against China’s South China Sea Claims
Vietnam lodges a submission at The Hague and rejects Chinese position paper on the South China Sea.

By Prashanth Parameswaran
December 12, 2014



Vietnam and China moved their saber-rattling over the South China Sea into the legal arena this week as Hanoi lodged a submission with an arbitral tribunal at The Hague and rejected a Chinese position paper. Beijing swiftly dismissed Vietnam’s challenge.

In a statement on Thursday, the Vietnamese foreign ministry rejected China’s December 7 position paper, which laid out Beijing’s legal objections to an arbitration case that the Philippines had filed against it.

Vietnamese foreign ministry spokesman Le Hai Binh suggested that Hanoi had sent a statement to the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague, which is currently examining the Philippines’ case against China over the South China Sea disputes.

Vietnam’s statement to the PCA made three main claims in opposition to China’s stand:

- First, it recognized the court’s jurisdiction over the case submitted by the Philippines, which Beijing does not.

- Second, it requested that the court give “due regard” to Vietnam’s own legal rights and interests, and in its exclusive economic zone and continental shelf while deliberating on the case.

- Third, it rejected China’s infamous nine-dash line – which lays claim to about 90 percent of the South China Sea – as being “without legal basis.”

By lodging a statement with the court – as opposed to directly joining the Philippines in its case – Vietnam has found a way to make its views heard but not alienate Beijing, which has warned Hanoi against joining Manila’s legal challenge.

Predictably, China dismissed Vietnam’s sovereignty claims in its foreign ministry statement, labeling them “illegal and invalid” and emphasizing that “China will never accept such a claim.”


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Statement Against China at UN Arbitral Tribunal
by Julian Ku


The government of Vietnam appears to have filed a statement of its legal views with the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea arbitral tribunal formed to resolve the Philippines-China dispute in the South China Sea. It is a little unclear exactly what Vietnam has filed. According to its Ministry of Foreign Affairs website:

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In response to the question on Viet Nam's position regarding the South China Sea Arbitration case, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam Le Hai Binh affirmed that:

"To protect its legal rights and interests in the East Sea which may be affected in the South China Sea Arbitration case, Viet Nam has expressed its position to the Tribunal regarding this case, and requested the Tribunal to pay due attention to the legal rights and interests of Viet Nam."


According to the South China Morning Post, the Vietnamese submission has three points.

1) It supports the Philippines on the question of the tribunal's jurisdiction.
2) It asks the tribunal to give due regard to Vietnam's legal rights and interests
3) It rejects the legality of the Chinese "nine-dash line".

I think this filing has much more political than legal significance. As a legal matter, I don't think there is any procedure in the UNCLOS dispute settlement system for third-party interventions, so I think this is really just like sending a letter to the arbitral tribunal. It has no legal significance, and the tribunal has no obligation to consider it. But of course, it has the right to do so if it believes it is relevant to the dispute before it.

On the other hand, this is a political victory for the Philippines, since it means that Vietnam has tacitly agreed to join a common front against China. I remain skeptical (as I wrote yesterday) of the Philippines' legal strategy, even with this support from Vietnam, because China has the same arguments against Vietnam and it will not likely change course. The next question: Will Vietnam file its own legal claim and form its own arbitral tribunal? That might push China into a different response, but I would still bet against it.


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