CATEGORIES

© Copyright 2004; Hanoitimes - Economic and Urban Newspaper;

The tribune of Hanoi People’s Committee

Publication Permit: 29/GP-CBC

Editor - in - Chief: Nguyen Thanh Loi

Managing Editor: Ta Thu Giang

Email : thugiang@hanoitimes.vn

Head Office: 21 Huynh Thuc Khang Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi

Branch Office: 221 Tran Phu Street, Ha Dong District, Hanoi

WORDS ON THE STREET 70th anniversary of Hanoi's Liberation Day Vietnam - Asia 2023 Smart City Summit Hanoi celebrates 15 years of administrative boundary adjustment 12th Vietnam-France decentrialized cooperation conference 31st Sea Games - Vietnam 2021 Covid-19 Pandemic
Home / Defend the sovereignty
Sixth CSIS East Sea conference held in Washington DC
VNA 13:04, 2016/07/13
Washington D.C. (VNA) – The sixth annual CSIS East Sea (South China Sea) conference took place in Washington D.C., the US, on July 12, shortly after The Hague tribunal ruled on the case brought by the Philippines against China’s unfounded sovereignty claims in the waters.
 
Chinese vessels illegally conduct reclamation at Chu Thap (Fiery Cross) Reef of Vietnam's Truong Sa archipelago (Photo: EPA)
Chinese vessels illegally conduct reclamation at Chu Thap (Fiery Cross) Reef of Vietnam's Truong Sa archipelago (Photo: EPA)

The one-day event was held at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) headquarters by the CSIS Southeast Asia Programme and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative. 

Panels discussed recent developments, relevant legal and military issues, the wider geo-strategic implications for the region, and environmental costs of recent military developments on the ecosystem of the East Sea. 

The conference attracted great public attention as it came hours after the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), based in The Hague (the Netherlands), issued the ruling on the case filed by the Philippines against China's territorial claims in the East Sea. 

The tribunal stated that China’s claims to historic rights over waters within the so-called nine-dash line are contrary to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). 

The country also has no historic title over waters of the South China Sea, and has no legal basis to claim historic rights to resources within the nine-dash line, the PCA said. 

In the keynote speech at the conference, Senator Dan Sullivan welcomed the PCA’s ruling, describing it as both an opportunity and a challenge to all parties involved in disputes in the East Sea. He urged China to act as a responsible member of the international community by respecting the tribunal’s ruling. 

The sixth CSIS East Sea conference attracted specialists and senior officials from the US, the Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, China, Taiwan (China), Australia, and Malaysia. Nguyen Vu Tung, acting Director of the Diplomatic Academy Vietnam, and Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh attended the event. 

Other participants included Daniel Kritenbrink – Senior Director for Asian Affairs at the US’s National Security Council, Henry Bensurto – Philippine Consul General in San Francisco, Erik Franckx – PCA Member and President of the Department of International and European Law at Brussels-based Vrije University , and Emeritus Professor Carlyle Thayer at the Australian Defence Force Academy.
Comments
Other news
17:10, 2024/10/25
Hanoi students honored for creative logo celebrating German-Vietnamese ties
The red, yellow and black logo designed by two students from Hanoi has won the logo design competition to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Germany and Vietnam.
10:44, 2024/10/06
Vietnam condemns violence by Chinese authorities in Hoang Sa
Vietnam expresses its discontent and vehement objection to the brutal actions of Chinese law enforcement authorities in the Hoang Sa archipelago, which have resulted in Vietnamese fishermen being injured, their lives threatened and their property damaged.
19:03, 2024/09/14
Hanoi set to pilot centralized government services
The centralized building and those of its branches for government services would be equipped with the latest facilities and technologies.
15:15, 2024/09/02
Vietnam National Day: Insights from expats
Vietnam’s glorious history and national pride on National Day has captivated international friends in Hanoi.
18:28, 2024/08/01
Musical featuring the Spratlys to be aired
The musical shows the moving picture of the marines, who always hold their rifles firmly, ready to fulfill the mission of protecting the sacred sea and the islands of the Motherland.
17:19, 2024/07/19
Countries recognize Vietnam’s right to claim extended continental shelf in UN submission
In a note verbal to the UN Secretary-General on its extended continental shelf claim, Vietnam reiterated that it has no bearing on the maritime delimitation between the country and its neighboring states.