One of the diplomatic notes was sent by China to
the United Nations (U.N.) on March 23 in response to the Philippines.
It claimed illegally that China has sovereignty over the Spratly Islands
and adjacent waters, has sovereignty and jurisdiction rights over
relevant sea areas, seabeds and subsoil. It also said that it has
"historic rights" in the East Sea, internationally known as the South
China Sea, based on "historical and legal evidences."
The
other note was sent December 12 last year in response to Malaysia. It
also made the illegal claim that China has sovereignty over islands in
the East Sea, including the Pratas, Spratly and Paracel Islands and the
Zhongsa Qundao. What China calls the Zhongsa Qundao are the Macclesfield
Bank and the Scarborough Shoal. China also mentioned its "historical
rights" in the East Sea.
A diplomatic note sent by
Vietnam's Permanent Mission to the U.N. on March 30 said: "Vietnam
protests China's claims in the aforementioned diplomatic notes. These
claims seriously violate Vietnam's sovereignty and jurisdiction rights
over the East Sea."
Vietnam has full legal basis
and historical evidence to assert its sovereignty over the Spratly and
Paracel Islands in accordance with international law, the note stressed.
Vietnam
considers the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
to be the sole legal basis that comprehensively and absolutely dictates
the scope of rights over sea areas between Vietnam and China.
"Vietnam
protests claims on the East Sea that go over boundaries as stated in
UNCLOS, including claims regarding historical rights. These claims hold
no legal value," Vietnam asserted in is diplomatic note.
Vietnam's
consistent stance on the aforementioned issues has been affirmed
multiple times in several documents issued at the U.N., as well as in
statements sent to relevant international entities. Vietnam requests
that the U.N. Secretary General issues its diplomatic note to all member
nations of UNCLOS as well as members of the U.N., the note said.
China claims almost the entire South China Sea, including waters close to Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan.
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