UN to mediate a territorial dispute China-Vietnam

Both sides traded accusations Click aggressive action and the presence of crash

UN to mediate a territorial dispute China-Vietnam


The United Nations says willing to mediate a territorial dispute between China and Vietnam.

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric, called on both parties to resolve disputes peacefully and by applicable law.

Last week, Vietnam and China have sent a document containing their claims in the South China Sea to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

Current phase of the dispute centered on China's decision to move a drilling rig Click Paracel Islands which became a bone of contention between the two countries.

South China Sea become a source of various territorial claims by several countries.

Beijing claims almost the entire sea, based on maps from the mid 20th century by the dashed line which confirms the territorial boundaries of China and the claims history of 1,000 years ago.

While Vietnam say they have mastered the Paracel Islands for centuries.

Both sides traded accusations Click aggressive action and the presence of crash.
On Tuesday (10/06), China handed over to the UN document
about the country's historical claims in the region and accused Vietnam illegally interfere Chinese exploration there.

Vietnam hit back with a counter document and asked Beijing to stop drilling for oil in the Paracel and negotiate.

China-Vietnam tensions
China supported North Vietnam in the Vietnam war
1974: China and South Vietnam fought over the Paracel Islands; China seized the islands were controlled by the Vietnamese
After the war, Hanoi approaching angry with Russia because of Beijing's support for the Khmer Rouge

1970: China and Vietnam war involved fighting over the boundary of the region; thousands of soldiers killed two countries

1988: The two countries fight over the Spratly Islands; about 60 Vietnamese sailors were killed

China's decision to move the oil drilling rig that sparked anti-Chinese protests Click in Vietnam.

Click Four people were killed in the violence. Ironically, the Chinese angry crowd turned out wrong because many businesses that they actually belong to attack Taiwan.

Vietnam envoy Le Hoai Trung to the United Nations told the Associated Press that "some extreme elements" taking over the mass action and the government's "extremely upset."

He said many suspects have been arrested and convicted, and the government has acted to prevent the recurrence of violence. BBC