(VOVworld) – Viet Nam has indisputable sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes, and sovereignty and jurisdiction over its exclusive economic zones and continental shelf in the East Sea under the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi on Wednesday in response to a newly-released map of the People’s Republic of China and the 12^th five-year plan for China’s oceanic development.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi (Photo: chinhphu.vn)

Nghi said circulation of the map and the announcement of the master plan violate Vietnam ’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes and Vietnam’s sovereignty and jurisdiction in the East Sea. He added that China’s actions violate international law, the basic principles for settling Vietnam-China sea-related disputes, and the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC). Nghi said China’s acts will raise tensions and complicate the situation in the East Sea, calling them totally valueless.