More than 30 scholars and experts from many countries in the world together with a number of local pundits partook in the “Legal issues regarding the incident of China’s placement of oil rig Haiyang Shiyou 981 in Vietnam’s Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf” conference in Ho Chi Minh City.
“The conference aims to create a forum for scholars and experts in the region and in the world to exchange views on the legal issues relating to China’s placement of the Haiyang Shiyou 981 oil rig in the East Sea and provide satisfactory solutions for relevant parties to settle the problems and eventually settle conflict to preserve the East Sea as an area of peace, cooperation, and prosperity,” the Ho Chi Minh City University of Law and the Vietnam Lawyers’ Association, the co-organizers, said.
Most of the attendees said that China did not respect international law through its oil rig deployment and Vietnam should continue its legal fight against its big neighbor in order to assert the country’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.
Many expressed concerns that China could deploy other oil rigs to the waters again and advised the Southeast Asian country to prepare for all possible legal actions.
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