All disputes should be settled peacefully and in line with international law, the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that Germany and other European Union member states will raise the East Sea issue at the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) taking place in Milan, Italy on October 16-17.

Former Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyen Van Rinh, confirmed that China’s construction activities on islands in Vietnam’s Truong Sa Archipelago aim at military targets, laying the foundation for implementation of the "China dream".

VietNamNet Bridge - The steps taken by China, from Hainan to Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly), from military and civilian coordination, show that China is looking for ways to implement the ambition of monopolizing the East Sea.

VietNamNet Bridge – A series of diplomatic activities took place in September to consolidate and enhance bilateral and multilateral cooperation with countries and international organizations.

 VietNamNet Bridge - For over 100 years, settling inland or marine disputes by international law has been chosen by many countries in the world.

China has been taking advantage of the strategic position of the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa in the East Sea to implement its ambitions of occupying the East Sea, seriously threatening freedom of navigation in an extremely important area of the world.

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 VietNamNet Bridge - The son of the first radio engineer on the Archipelago of Hoang Sa (Paracel Islands) sent an emotional letter to the National Border Committee, enclosed with artifacts related to his late father.

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VietNamNet Bridge – The world media and scholars have repeatedly mentioned China’s ambition to occupy the East Sea with its plan to turn the Johnson South Reef (Gac Ma in Vietnamese) into an island

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh has reiterated the Vietnamese Government’s readiness to launch necessary measures to protect fishermen’s normal activities in traditional fishing grounds at a regular Foreign Ministry yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Is China taking advantage of the protection of underwater heritage to realize its U-shaped line claim in the East Sea?

China has accelerated archaeological exploration to support its seeking of the UNESCO’s world heritage title for the "Silk Road on the Sea". If UNESCO recognizes the "Silk Road on the Sea", Vietnam's sovereignty in the East Sea will be affected

Along with submitting an application to UNESCO for recognition of the “Silk Road on the sea” as a world heritage, China states that it would conduct excavations of sunken ships around the islands of Hoang Sa and Quan Anh, parts of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa.

Dr. Tran Cong Truc, former Chief of the Government’s Border Committee is the first man in Asia who translated the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. He has published many books on Vietnam’s sovereignty in the East Sea.

The honor of the Silk Road on the sea must be based on respect for international law,  independence and sovereignty of related countries, for the sake of peace and stronger friendship between peoples.

 China has been asked to deal with the beating and robbery of Vietnamese fishermen by its forces in the East Sea.

VietNamNet Bridge – The so-called “Silk Road Initiative” in the East Sea is part of China’s three-direction tactic, analyzed by Dr. Nguyen Hong Thao.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Dr. Tran Cong Truc talks about China’s new moves and its conspiracy in the East East as well as Vietnam’s ability to sue China.