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VOV:Can you please elaborate on the "ten-dash line" and how will it fully cover the coasts of Malaysia , the Philippines and Vietnam
Mr Hoang Viet: The fact shows that it covers many countries but in the Chinese map, this line accounts for over 80% of the East Sea, thereby encompassing all exclusive economic zones (EEZ) and continental shelves of the countries such as Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
For this reason, this causes a great deal of harm to China and all ASEAN countries that become involved in the East Sea disputes and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
Under the UNCLOS provisions, each country will have an EEZ and continental shelf but based on a groundless map since 1947, China itself has recognised “9,10, 11 dash line” maps without clear longitudes and latitudes.
Thus, they occupy the entire EEZs and continental shelves of other countries that are entitled to enjoy benefits under the UNCLOS. Clearly, China does not comply with the UNCLOS in which China
VOV:Does the publication of this new map show the unjustified sovereignty claim by China which has triggered greater tensions in the East Sea
Mr Hoang Viet: This action is a sequence of actions followed by China China took brazen actions in the East Sea
In 2012, China conducted more aggressive actions in many waters including Scarborough Shoal which is under control of the Philippines
In 2013, the situation remained tense and especially this year, China illegally placed its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam
VOV:In addition to the illegal stationing of the oil rig 981 in Vietnam ’s waters, what is China
Mr Viet Hoang:China China must expand its territory from the East Sea
Owning the East Sea will serve as a springboard for China to occupy other waters such as the East China Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. This demonstrates China ’s great ambition and it will be a threat not only to Vietnam
VOV: Thank you very much.