Japan, France concerned about China’s actions in East Sea
Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on May 5 voiced grave concerns over China’s unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East China Sea and the East Sea, during a meeting of the G7 foreign ministers in London, the UK.
At the meeting of the G7 foreign ministers in London, the UK. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)- Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on May 5 voiced grave concerns overChina’s unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East China Sea and theEast Sea, during a meeting of the G7 foreign ministers in London, the UK.
Earlier, during a sidelinemeeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, the two ministers shared theirconcerns over China’s new Coast Guard Law that took effect last February, saying itwould harm security in regional waters.
Japan released the2021 Diplomatic Bluebook on April 27, which states that China’s covert militaryexpansion and increasing unilateral efforts to change the status quo in the EastChina Sea and the East Sea raise strong security concerns in the region and theinternational community.
China has recently continuedto take action that triggers tensions in the East Sea, including the announcementthat it would guarantee the enforcement of the fishing ban that took effect on May1, 2021, on the sea area covering part of the Gulf of Tonkin and Vietnam’s HoangSa (Paracel) archipelago, and continue to deploy ships to Bai Ba Dau in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.
Speaking at a pressconference on April 29, Deputy Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs DoanKhac Viet said that Vietnam has sufficient legal grounds and historical evidencetestifying to its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos, as wellas its legal rights and interests towards sea areas identified in line with the 1982 United NationsConvention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
He again declared thatany act harming Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos,as well as the country’s sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction over itssea areas, is valueless and not recognised./.
Ship Khanh Hoa 01, coded HQ-561, is a mobile hospital at sea which helps fishermen in Truong Sa (Spratly) island district keep their peace of mind and work on protecting the national sovereignty over seas and islands.
Deputy Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Doan Khac Viet underlined Vietnam’s objection to China’s recent fishing ban while detailing Vietnam’s viewpoints on several issues related to the East Sea at the ministry’s regular press conference on April 29.
The international community has voiced protest against China's new moves in the East Sea, including its enforcement of a fishing ban that took effect on May 1 on the sea area covering part of the Gulf of Tonkin and Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago and its continued deployment of ships to Bai Ba Dau (Whitsun Reef) in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.
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At the meeting of the G7 foreign ministers in London, the UK. (Photo: VNA) 
