Exhibition on China’s illegal land reclamation opens in the RoK
Ancient maps affirming Vietnam’s ownership of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos, and 80 pictures of China’s illegal construction in the East Sea were on display at an exhibition in the RoK.
Ancient maps affirming Vietnam’s ownership of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos, and 80 pictures of China’s illegal construction in the East Sea were on display at an exhibition in the Republic of Korea’s Daejeon.
The Vietnamese community in Daejeon and Professor Kim Huyn Joong from Konyang University held the exhibition from October 11 to 12 as part of the city’s second Vietnamese cultural festival. City leaders attended, as well as more than 100 visitors from RoK and other countries.
The exhibition aimed to call for public support to put an end to China’s illegal construction in the East Sea, Kim said, adding that it also served as a catalyst to urge countries to maintain peace, sustainability, marine safety and ecology protection in the East Sea.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the RoK Pham Huu Chi said the organising board has shown great initiative, and that viewers would hopefully learn more about China’s violation of Vietnamese maritime sovereignty and Vietnam’s protection of its waters.
Chi thanked foreign friends for supporting the country on the East Sea issue over the past few years.
Participants at the event wanted the exhibition to be duplicated in other cities to further supports for Vietnam’s struggle.
The exhibition was also held in Busan from May 30 to June 1 and Gwangju from September 11 to 12.-VNA
Overseas Vietnamese in Switzerland together with numerous friends and peace lovers around the world joined a march in Geneva on June 27 to condemn China’s alteration of the status quo in the East Sea.
Vietnam has indisputable sovereignty over Truong Sa and Hoang Sa archipelagoes and any activities conducted in the area without permission and agreement from Vietnam are wrong and void.
A two-day photo exhibition capturing China’s reclamation activities in the East Sea is running at Gwangju city’s Chosun University in the Republic of Korea (RoK).
Vietnam adamantly opposes China’s approval of a national marine functional zoning plan which includes Vietnam’s Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said.
Nearly 100 maps and a series of documents, publications and objects proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos are on display in Hoa Binh province.
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Visitors at the exhibition. (Source: VNA)
