Vietnam protests China's military exercise in South China Sea

[ChineseTiger1986]

China being a big country in Asia should at least give other smaller country respect if they don't want those country to fall into the arms of the West/US.

Currently, China has no friends. Everyone around the world have negative views of China.

Can US show Iraq and Iran with some respect?

 

[gubbi]

Instead of attacking the OP with personal attacks, how about for once (take note China strong!!!! parties) , comment and discuss the merits of the article posted?

Its been mentioned in the article that the exercise went against the Declaration of the "Conduct of the Parties in the South China Sea" to which China is a signatory.

DESIRING to enhance favourable conditions for a peaceful and durable solution of differences and disputes among countries concerned;

HEREBY DECLARE the following:

1. The Parties reaffirm their commitment to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, and other universally recognized principles of international law which shall serve as the basic norms governing state-to-state relations;

2. The Parties are committed to exploring ways for building trust and confidence in accordance with the above-mentioned principles and on the basis of equality and mutual respect;

3. The Parties reaffirm their respect for and commitment to the freedom of navigation in and overflight above the South China Sea as provided for by the universally recognized principles of international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea;

4. The Parties concerned undertake to resolve their territorial and jurisdictional disputes by peaceful means, without resorting to the threat or use of force, through friendly consultations and negotiations by sovereign states directly concerned, in accordance with universally recognized principles of international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea;

5. The Parties undertake to exercise self-restraint in the conduct of activities that would complicate or escalate disputes and affect peace and stability including, among others, refraining from action of inhabiting on the presently uninhabited islands, reefs, shoals, cays, and other features and to handle their differences in a constructive manner.

Pending the peaceful settlement of territorial and jurisdictional disputes, the Parties concerned undertake to intensify efforts to seek ways, in the spirit of cooperation and understanding, to build trust and confidence between and among them, including:

a. holding dialogues and exchange of views as appropriate between their defense and military officials;

b. ensuring just and humane treatment of all persons who are either in danger or in distress;

c. notifying, on a voluntary basis, other Parties concerned of any impending joint/combined military exercise; and

d. exchanging, on a voluntary basis, relevant information.

6. Pending a comprehensive and durable settlement of the disputes, the Parties concerned may explore or undertake cooperative activities. These may include the following:

a. marine environmental protection;
b. marine scientific research;
c. safety of navigation and communication at sea;
d. search and rescue operation; and
e. combating transnational crime, including but not limited to trafficking in illicit drugs, piracy and armed robbery at sea, and illegal traffic in arms.

The modalities, scope and locations, in respect of bilateral and multilateral cooperation should be agreed upon by the Parties concerned prior to their actual implementation.

7. The Parties concerned stand ready to continue their consultations and dialogues concerning relevant issues, through modalities to be agreed by them, including regular consultations on the observance of this Declaration, for the purpose of promoting good neighbourliness and transparency, establishing harmony, mutual understanding and cooperation, and facilitating peaceful resolution of disputes among them;

8. The Parties undertake to respect the provisions of this Declaration and take actions consistent therewith;

9. The Parties encourage other countries to respect the principles contained in this Declaration;

10. The Parties concerned reaffirm that the adoption of a code of conduct in the South China Sea would further promote peace and stability in the region and agree to work, on the basis of consensus, towards the eventual attainment of this objective.

Done on the Fourth Day of November in the Year Two Thousand and Two in Phnom Penh, the Kingdom of Cambodia.

 

[siegecrossbow]

Well it is called the South CHINA Sea for a reason. Besides if the government continues to do nothing it will be seen as weak by the civilians (who already see them as weak any ways).

 

[gubbi]

Well it is called the South CHINA Sea for a reason. Besides if the government continues to do nothing it will be seen as weak by the civilians (who already see them as weak any ways).

Seriously? Indian Ocean has the word "Indian" in it. That doesnt make the ocean India's sole domain, and China is constantly trying to force its way into the IOR.

 

[ChinaToday]

You know, what is wrong with these Indians. No Chinese members posts endless streams of negative news on the India forum. This is kind of annoying.

These indians are obsssed jeolous of china success, the only thing make them feel good is to post article like this, but we chinese is far more educated than them indians thts why we dont post threads to rubbish other nations like them , after all we dont want to get down to their level do we?

 

[anon45]

Well it is called the South CHINA Sea for a reason. Besides if the government continues to do nothing it will be seen as weak by the civilians (who already see them as weak any ways).

I hope you are not actually stating that because its called the South China sea it is under the sovereignty of China. Are Chinatowns under the sovereignty of China too?

A name has nothing to do with the sea's status.

 

[ChinaToday]

It's fine to post negative articles about China and Pakistan but if he spams those (+ spams positive Indian articles), the mods should do something about it.

so true this guy veeru should be banned.

 

[DelhiDareDevil]

You know, what is wrong with these Indians. No Chinese members posts endless streams of negative news on the India forum. This is kind of annoying.

You know whats wrong with CardSharp, he suffers from stereotype syndrome.

 

[StormShadow]

Whats wrong with the article? People vehemently condemn topics related to defence and "thank" topics which shows India's poverty, toilets and blah blah blah..

 

[Bigoren]

Whats wrong with the article? People vehemently condemn topics related to defence and "thank" topics which shows India's poverty, toilets and blah blah blah..

well,you dont know whats wrong because you are indian. I hope this veeru will get ban or warn!

 

[Akasa]

This isn't bullying. China has never violated Vietnamese waters in this exercise.

 

[applesauce]

Instead of attacking the OP with personal attacks, how about for once (take note China strong!!!! parties) , comment and discuss the merits of the article posted?

Its been mentioned in the article that the exercise went against the Declaration of the Conduct of the Parties in the South China Sea to which China is a signatory.

i dont see how it goes against that, from the stated bullets, the only one that concerns this exercise is "notifying, on a voluntary basis, other Parties concerned of any impending joint/combined military exercise" clearly Vietnam knows and we're not keeping it a secret.

 

[gubbi]

i dont see how it goes against that, from the stated bullets, the only one that concerns this exercise is "notifying, on a voluntary basis, other Parties concerned of any impending joint/combined military exercise" clearly Vietnam knows and we're not keeping it a secret.

Was Vietnam or any other country notified beforehand of the impending military exercise? I didn't find that in the original article, neither does it imply that Vietnam knew beforehand.

The Parties undertake to exercise self-restraint in the conduct of activities that would complicate or escalate disputes and affect peace and stability

This above is an important point, isn't it?

 

[Water Car Engineer]

You guys should stop generalizing I rarely post anything ''anti-China'', I simply dont care about China that much. The posters that consistently posts anti-India,China,Pakistan just ignore or block them. They care to much about your nation.

 

[peaceful]

I am so scared. What happens if viets invade our country, take our land and rule our people?
Wait a second, Vietnam? Is that the backwards communist country with a shitty 1000 USD GDP per capita?
Ah, we can take their capital within days, like what we did 30 years ago.