Strongly opposes China’s unreasonable fishing ban in the East Sea

The Vietnam Fisheries Association has just sent an official dispatch to the Office of the Government, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Central Committee for Foreign Affairs, and the Central Committee for Propaganda and Training to protest against the Chinese side’s unilateral ban on fishing. catch fish in the East Sea in 2022.

Recently, the Chinese side has issued a ban on fishing in the East Sea, which is expected to last for 3 months, effective from May 1, including part of the Gulf of Tonkin and Hoang Sa archipelago. Sa of Vietnam.

The Vietnam Fisheries Association said that this is a unilateral, repetitive and unreasonable action of the Chinese side, seriously infringing on Vietnam’s sovereignty and other rights and interests of Vietnam in the special area. economic rights (EEZ) of Vietnam; violate international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and relevant international legal documents; contrary to the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in East Sea (DOC).

The issuance of an annual ban and prolongation of the ban on fishing in the East Sea increases the risk of clashes between Vietnamese fishing boats and the Chinese coast guard, hindering normal operations. of Vietnamese fishing vessels and fishermen in the waters under Vietnam’s sovereignty.

The Vietnam Fisheries Association strongly opposes the wrong, unruly, unilateral and repeated actions of the Chinese side. China’s above fishing ban is invalid in the waters under Vietnam’s sovereignty, asking China to immediately stop it. fishing ban this absurdity in the East Sea, including the waters under the sovereignty of Vietnam.

The Vietnam Fisheries Association proposed the authorities to strongly oppose and take drastic measures to immediately stop China’s above-mentioned unreasonable fishing ban in order to protect marine and aquatic resources. specific products for each sea area, protecting the safety of Vietnamese fishermen when producing in waters under national sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction; maintain national security and defense and sovereignty over the sea and islands of the country.

The Vietnam Fisheries Association continues to closely coordinate with the provinces. caught at sea; supporting and mobilizing fishermen to safely go out to sea for production, contributing to firmly protecting the country’s sovereignty over sea and islands.

Last week, state a point of view Regarding this issue, Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said that Vietnam’s stance on China’s fishing ban in the East Sea is consistent and well-confirmed over the years.

Accordingly, part of the scope of the fishing ban violates Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Paracel Islands, and Vietnam’s sovereign rights and jurisdiction are determined under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Law of the Sea in 1982, the Agreement on the delimitation of the Gulf of Tonkin between Vietnam and China signed in 2000, “emphasized Ms. Hang.

A spokesman for the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Vietnam asks China to respect Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Paracel Islands, sovereign rights and jurisdiction over Vietnam’s seas when implementing measures. conservation of biological resources in the East Sea area, without complicating the situation, contributing to maintaining peace, stability and order in the East Sea area.

Thanh Nam