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TẠP CHÍ KHOA HỌC
TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC SƯ PHẠM TP HỒ CHÍ MINH
HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION
JOURNAL OF SCIENCE
Tập 18, Số 4 (2021): 669-681
Vol. 18, No. 4 (2021): 669-681
ISSN:
2734-9918
Website: http://journal.hcmue.edu.vn
Research Article*
CURRENT VIEWPOINTS OF THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNIST
PARTY ON THE ISSUES OF PROTECTION
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE SEA AND THE ISLANDS
Nguyen Thi Anh
Thuyloi University, Vietnam
Received: October 13, 2020; Revised: January 27, 2021; Accepted: April 15, 2021
ABSTRACT
Vietnam is a coastal country in the East Sea, has a coastline of more than 3,000km with a
continental shelf of millions of square kilometers under the Vietnamese’s sovereignty and
jurisdiction. The shelf has many bays and more than 3,000 islands in total. Therefore, along with sea
exploitation, protecting sovereignty over the sea and islands has always been identified as an
important task. This article analyzes current views of the Communist Party of Vietnam on the
protection of sovereignty over the sea and islands of the country, such as asserting the country’s
sovereignty in general and on the sea and islands, management and protection of the sea and islands;
development of economy associated with the enhancing the country’s defense and security; using
flexible and wise solutions to solve disputes on islands; mobilization of the strength of the entire
country and political system; taking advantages of diplomacy in protecting the national sea-island
sovereignty. The article also draws on experiences that contribute to better protecting the
sovereignty of the sea and islands of the country in the coming time.
Keywords: protect sovereignty of the sea and islands; viewpoints; viewpoints of the
Vietnamese Communist Party
1.
Introduction
The East Sea is a sea area of particular importance to the exchange and development
of the region and the world, has received much attention from many countries, including
countries with direct or indirect interests related to the East Sea. Countries are urgently
looking for ways to assert their position and influence on the East Sea, including infringing
on the sovereignty of other countries. This situation makes the East Sea a hot spot in the
region and the world today.
Vietnam is located along the coast of the East Sea, for many generations, the sea has
always been closely associated with all activities of the Vietnamese people. In parallel with
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promoting the advantages of the sea for economic development, protecting national
sovereignty over the sea and islands is an inseparable mission. However, protecting the
sovereignty of the sea and islands is a very complex mission, involving many factors:
historical, legal, and also factors without consensus in international political life. This makes
the problem of protecting sovereignty over the islands become more and more complicated.
Moreover, Vietnam is now in the process of striving to become a country rich in the sea and
strong from the sea. This is a challenge, requiring the Communist Party of Vietnam to
constantly raise its political bravery, independence, creative autonomy in leadership,
direction, inheritance, and promotion of good traditions. The beauty of the nation for
generations now firmly protects the sacred sea and island territory of the Fatherland.
Therefore, it is necessary to study and clarify the contents of leadership and direction to
protect the sovereignty of the islands, from which to draw necessary lessons for the next
stage leadership.
2.
Research methods
This paper studies the views and policies of the Communist Party of Vietnam on the
protection of the sovereignty over the sea and islands of Vietnam in the current period.
The research applied Marxism-Leninism together with examined the history of how
Vietnam protected the sovereignty of the sea and islands of the country.
The historical approach was used mainly for synthesizing the Party's points and
programs on the national sovereignty to protect the sea and islands. The logical method is
used to deepen the sequence of events in each event, make decisions, link contents, and draw
necessary conclusions (lessons) in the leadership process, directing the protection rights
islands before all developments of the situation. In addition, related documents will be
analyzed, synthesized, and compared to determine the correctness, flexibility, and creativity
in leadership, direction, and protection of the islands sovereignty of the Communist Party of
Vietnam.
3.
Findings
3.1. The viewpoints of the Communist Party of Vietnam on the right to protect the islands
of the Fatherland
The sea and islands are the inseparable part of the Vietnamese territory. The protection
of the sea and islands sovereignty is primarily the process of exercising national sovereignty,
sovereignty rights, and jurisdiction over the islands and sea areas established in accordance
with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the International Sea 1982.
The twenty-first century is considered as the century of the seas and oceans, many
countries tend to dominate the seas, establish and assert national sovereignty over the seas,
from which to exploit the seas, consider the seas and islands as the direction of development.
The Communist Party of Vietnam up to now has always been interested in the issue of
protecting the sovereignty of the nation’s islands and islands, considering this a special
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important mission. In the current period, protecting sovereignty over islands is shown
specifically in the following contents:
First, affirm the national sovereignty and sovereignty, firmly manage and protect the
territorial waters of the country
The issue of establishing, asserting national sovereignty over the sea is the basis,
foundation for managing and protecting the territorial waters of the country. This is the most
important task affirmed by the Communist Party of Vietnam in many documents. At the 4th
Session of the X Central Conference on Vietnam Marine Strategy to 2020, the Party stated:
“The fundamental, long-term and cross-cutting task is to fully establish sovereignty, firmly
manage and protect the ownership rights, sovereignty, jurisdiction over the sea, continental
shelf, two archipelagos of Hoang Sa, Truong Sa and other islands, islands under the
sovereignty of our country” (Communist Party of Vietnam, 2007, p. 79). This is also an
important foundation for the Party, State, and functional agencies to comprehensively
implement the country’s Marine Strategy.
Under the leadership of the Party, asserting Vietnam's sovereignty over the waters and
islands of the Fatherland has been specified in many legal documents such as Declaration on
seas and baselines in 1977 and 1982; Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in
the years 1980, 1992, and 2013; The 1993 Petroleum Law; The Resolution of the National
Assembly (1994) on ratification of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the
Sea; Ordinance of the Border Guard in 1997; Fisheries Law 2003; Law on National Borders
2003; Decree No. 25/2009/ND-TTg dated March 26, 2009, of the Government on integrated
management of natural resources and environmental protection of the country’s sea and
islands; Decision No. 568 / QD-TTg dated April 28, 2010 by the Prime Minister approving
the Planning on economic development of Vietnam's sea and islands up to 2020; Law of the
Sea of Vietnam 2012; Law on Natural Resources and Environment of Sea and Islands 2015;
Vietnam Maritime Code 2015, and Vietnam Coast Guard Law 2018.
Especially the affirmation of sovereignty over the two archipelagos of Hoang Sa and
Truong Sa of Vietnam. Historical documents and international laws have proved that these
two archipelagos are under the Vietnamese sovereignty, and are inseparable parts of the
territory of Vietnam. Therefore, in order to clearly affirm the current views of Vietnam
towards these two archipelagos, on November 30 1987, the Political Bureau of the Central
Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam issued a Thematic Resolution on the
protection of the sovereignty of the two archipelagos of Truong Sa and Hoang Sa. The
Resolution states that the two archipelagos have long been the territory of Vietnam, having
an important position in terms of national defense, security, and marine economic
development before the sea and island dispute became drastic. Facing the tense and drastic
sea-island dispute, the Resolution No. 06/NQ/TW (November 30, 1987) is an important
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document marking the a strategic planning by the Party on protecting the sovereignty of the
sea and islands.
Also, the country protects the sovereignty, jurisdiction, rights, and interests in
Vietnamese seas via maintaining the operation of the DK rigs on the exclusive economic
zone, the continental shelf. Persistently, resolutely fight against any act of violating the
sovereignty over the sea and islands of Vietnam. This stance is consistently expressed in the
promulgated legal documents on the sea, as well as in other official statements and
statements of the Government of Vietnam.
In the management and protection of the national sovereignty at sea, the Communist
Party of Vietnam clearly states that putting the interests of the nation and the nation on the
forefront, fighting resolutely and persistently to maintain the sovereignty of sacred islands
to the Fatherland's spirituality, not to let the country be passive, unexpected, not to lose land,
to lose islands. Resolutely and persistently fight to protect the sovereignty of the islands of
the Fatherland with high determination, strong will, and bravery while demonstrating a long-
term and complex nature in the defense process of the sea-island sovereignty. This is also a
flexible, creative, non-subjective, and dynamic approach in the realization of the goal of the
national defense in the new historical context.
Second, balance between economic development and the national defense and security
of the sea and islands
The protection of the sea and island sovereignty for economic development is the basis
for firmly protecting the national sovereignty over the sea. Those are two inseparable
missions, especially in the current trend when the whole world is facing the sea.
In order to develop the marine economy while implementing the goal of protecting the
sovereignty and national sovereignty over the islands of the Fatherland, a comprehensive
maritime strategy is required. Emphasizing this important task, the X Congress (2006) of the
Party affirmed that the urgent task now is to “formulate and implement a comprehensive,
focused and key economic development strategy; soon to make our country a strong nation
on the sea, together with ensuring the national defense, security, and international
cooperation” (Communist Party of Vietnam, 2006, p. 93). Implementing that policy, on
February 9 2007, the 4th Conference of the Party Central Committee, term X passed a
Resolution No. 09 on the Vietnam Maritime Strategy to 2020 named “Strongly develop the
marine economy in order to strengthen the national economic potential and protect the
sovereignty of the islands” (Communist Party of Vietnam, 2007, p. 78).
While implementing the strategy, the Party has focused on developing industries such
as oil and gas, offshore fishing and fishing logistics, marine economy (seaport services,
building and repairing the ship, sea transport), and sea tourism. This is considered as a
mechanism to create a breakthrough in the growth and restructuring of the marine economy,
to respond to climate change, and exploit marine resources in a sustainable manner. On the
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other hand, building a system of operational plans to protect the sea and island areas and
make adjustments to suit the new development of the situation. The forces specialized in
protecting the sea and islands have been strengthened, gradually exercising the State
management over the islands, such as the border patrol fleet, Vietnam Fisheries Resources
Surveillance, the Coast Guard, the Border, and the Customs. Modern equipment is equipped
with reconnaissance, observation, remote realm, and maritime communication.
Propaganda and education on national defense and security for the entire nation have
been promoted, especially focusing on fostering forces directly operating on the sea and
islands. The coordination between the armed forces, local authorities, and people in coastal
areas to protect the sovereignty of the territorial seas of the country is more important and
stricter. The relationship between fishermen and residents of the sea and the armed forces at
the sea has been strengthened in order to help each other produce and efficiently exploit
natural resources at sea, and is a prerequisite for construction, consolidating the people's
heartwarming posture, and developing on-the-spot forces to serve national defense and
security strategies at sea and islands.
After 10 years of implementing the Resolution No. 09 on the Vietnam Maritime
Strategy to 2020, on the basis of achievements and shortcomings, especially in the new East
Sea situations, on 22/10/2018 on behalf of the Central Committee General Secretary Nguyen
Phu Trong signed to issue the Resolution No. 36-NQ/TW on Vietnam's Strategy for
Sustainable Marine Economic Development to 2030, with a vision to 2045. The resolution
once again emphasizes that the sea is a part constituting the sacred sovereignty of the
Fatherland, is a living space and a gateway for international exchange, closely associated
with the development and protection of the country. Vietnam must become a nation strong
in the sea, rich from the sea, with sustainable development, prosperity, security, and safety;
to sustainably develop the marine economy associated with national defense and security,
able to maintain independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, to strengthen foreign
relations, international cooperation on the sea, and contribute to maintaining a harmonious
environment (Communist Party of Vietnam, 2018).
After the resolution was issued, the economic sectors of the sea continued to develop
synchronously, including oil and gas exploitation and processing; maritime economy
(including building fleets, developing seaport systems and repairing industry, logistics
services); fishing and aquaculture; marine tourism, and coastal resorts; coastal urban and
industrial zones development. In particular, the policy of offshore fishing by steel hulls is
deployed on a large scale with the participation of the political system and the participation
of scientists, managers, manufacturers, banks, and fishermen. This brings great economic
benefits.
The Party assessed the achievements in economic development and national defense
and security at sea confirming that. “The sovereignty of the national security at sea is
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maintained; the search and rescue work and the maritime safety are basically guaranteed;
foreign affairs and international cooperation on the sea have been implemented proactively
and comprehensively. The marine and coastal economies are becoming the driving forces
for national development; the infrastructure system is invested; the spirsitual and material
life of the people in the sea area has been improved” (Communist Party of Vietnam, 2018).
Thirdly, flexibly and wisely settle disputes on sea islands
Because of the position, role, and importance of the East Sea, the maritime dispute
over the sea is increasingly complicated. The strategic competition between major countries,
the maritime boundary sovereignty disputes, and disagreements between countries, so the
protection of sea and island sovereignty for the country requires more attentions. The Party's
consistent policy in the settlement of disputes on sea and islands is not to use or threaten to
use forces, to resolve conflicts through peaceful negotiations on the basis of respecting
independence and sovereignty and territorial integrity in accordance with international laws.
Conflicts in the East Sea today basically exist in two main types. The first is the
territorial sovereignty dispute over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos under the
Vietnamese sovereignty. The second is the dispute over the delimitation of overlapping
maritime zones and continental shelf between countries with adjacent or opposite coasts
around the East Sea. The Party's motto is calm, lucid, proactive, creative, determined, and
persistent in resolving disputes at sea with peaceful solutions; to take advantage of the
international opinion's consensus and support in the protection of the independence,
sovereignty, and territorial integrity, ensuring the interests of the nation and the nation, and
consider the value of peace as the highest.
Vietnam always asks related parties to restrain, do not take activities that complicate
the situation in the East Sea, adhere to the commitment to settle disputes by peaceful means,
together seriously present the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC)
signed in 2002. Call on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China to
actively negotiate towards the development of a Code of Conduct (COC), so that the East
Sea is truly a sea of peace, stability and friendship, and development for the benefit of all
countries in the region and for the common security of the region and around the world.
Besides, Vietnam also proactively and actively prepare all aspects to come up with
plans and promptly respond to other situations that may arise when the measures of peace
negotiations are no longer effective. This shows the cleverness and flexibility of the Party in
all situations to prevent wars from happening.
It can be said that the Party's principles on dispute settlement with countries in the
region and around the world are the basis for the Party to fight against the “cow's tongue
line” map, drilling rig HD 981 of China illegally placed in the waters of Vietnam. To
completely settle a number of problems such as delimiting the sea with China in the Gulf of
Tonkin and with Thailand in the Gulf of Thailand; solving the delimitation of the continental
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shelf with Indonesia; conducting joint oil and gas exploitation with Malaysia; fisheries
cooperation with China; establish a hotline between Vietnam People's Navy and China
Navy; Malaysia, Philippines, and Cambodia. At the same time, conducting joint patrols with
Thailand, Cambodia, and China and collaborating in marine scientific research with the
Philippines.
Fourthly, mobilize the power of the entire country and the political system to protect
the sovereignty of the islands
With the viewpoint that “consolidating national defense, maintaining national security,
political stability, social order, and safety are regular important tasks of the Party, State, of
the entire political system and the whole country, in which the People's Army and the
People's Public Security are the core, building an all-people defense posture, solid people's
security posture” (Communist Party of Vietnam, 2016, p. 67). The Party has mobilized the
strength of the entire country, all organizations, individuals, and the Vietnamese people
living in the country and residing overseas to unanimously defend the national sovereignty
over the islands.
Under the leadership of the Party, the organization of the movement of the entire
country to participate in protecting the territorial sovereignty and national border security in
the new situation has been widely deployed. Proactively build and gradually perfect the
defense and security posture at sea to be ready to deal with all situations that arise. Through
many measures to organize education for the entire country on the value of the islands.
Besides, building areas with extensive strategic defense posture on island coastlines. In the
key island waters, the force has been strengthened and consolidated in terms of military,
weapons, and equipment to enhance combat power at sea.
As regards the force to protect the sovereignty of the sea and islands, the direct and
on-site force is the core force. For that reason, the Party is very interested in building forces
directly in charge of protecting the sovereignty of the sea and islands such as the Navy,
Border control, Coast Guard, militia and self-defense of the sea that are strong enough, with
reasonable quantity and high synthetic quality focusing on political quality. Improving the
technical level, tactics, and combat cooperation between forces, ensuring the ability to
flexibly and effectively handle situations that may occur at sea; paying attentions to ensuring
weapons and technical equipment for key forces such as the Navy and Coast Guard in
accordance with the development trend in the region and the mission requirements of
each unit.
Combining the strength of the main army with the ability to handle situations quickly
and directly by the military and civil forces in coastal localities, practicing the above combat
contract options, which closely combines the traditional art of warfare of the nation with the
combat plans using high-tech weapons in handling possible situations. Promoting the
strength of the great national unity bloc in building a force to manage, exploit, and protect
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the sovereignty of Vietnam's sea and islands, especially the role of socio-political
organizations in localities along the sea and Vietnamese people living abroad, creating a
positive effect for the movement to protect the territorial sea of the country.
Fifthly, strongly promote the role of diplomacy in protecting national sea and islands
sovereignty
Consistent implementation of the XII Congress's conclusion that, “Actively,
resolutely, and persistently fight using appropriate measures, protect the sovereignty of sea,
islands and airspace, and keep peace and stability for the country development” (Communist
Party of Vietnam, 2016, p. 146). Facing the complexity of the island issue, Vietnam has
always actively dealt with dialogue and negotiation through diplomatic channels.
On the one hand, Vietnam promotes negotiation and cooperation with related countries
such as China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines to expand cooperation with major
partners inside and outside the region to create a better environment for solving the East Sea
issue. On the other hand, Vietnamese diplomatic agencies actively participate in propaganda
at home and abroad, taking advantages of international forums so that the world opinion can
better understand the East Sea situation, justice, stance, goodwill as well as determination of
Vietnam in dealing with the East Sea issues, thereby reinforcing social arguments and the
support of international friends in the defense of the sea and island sovereignty.
3.2. Some experiences from the Party's leadership practices in protecting sovereignty
over the sea and islands
First, unifyingthe ideology and awareness of the position, role, and special importance
of protecting the sovereignty of the country and islands throughout the Party, the entire
country, and the entire army
The sea is defined as the cradle of life on earth, which brings financial potential,
military strength, politics, and diplomacy to the sea nations. The sea, coastal areas, and
islands have a great influence on socio-economic development, ensuring national defense
and security and protecting the environment. In order to build a nation strong in the sea, rich
from the sea, it is necessary first of all to have complete and unified thinking about the sea.
The unification of awareness of the importance of protecting national sovereignty at sea at
each level, each sector, each locality, and every Vietnamese people is an important and
necessary condition to create synergy and the consistency in firmly protecting the territorial
seas and islands of the Fatherland.
To unify awareness in protecting the sovereignty of the sea and islands, there is need
to do better propaganda and education to raise awareness of the role of the sea and islands
of the Fatherland. Propaganda must be carried out in many diversified and diversified forms,
suitable to the level of awareness of each groups of people, providing objective and oriented
information on the ongoing issues for all people correctly and fully understand the nature of
the problem; promptly responding to questions and concerns of people and officials about
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the developments of the situation; thereby creating trust and consensus in society for the
undertakings and policies of the Party and State in the issue of sovereignty over sea and
islands.
Arousing national pride, the people's resilient and indomitable tradition in firmly
defending the sovereignty of the sea and islands, making each Vietnamese citizen clearly see
his or her responsibilities and obligations towards sovereignty of the national sea-islands,
thereby promoting the solidarity of the entire nation, forces, and unanimous determination
to master and protect the sacred sea and islands of the country.
Second, continue to closely combine forms and measures to protect the sovereignty of
the sea and islands of the country such as strongly develop the marine economy with the
national defense and security and fight via political, diplomatic, and legal measures
The sea and the islands dispute between the country and other countries in the East
Sea are currently complicated, requiring a flexible combination of many different forms of
struggles. The combination must be done in all forces, organizations, ministries from central
to grassroots level, domestic and foreign organizations:
Combining economic development with protecting the country’s defense and security.
Historical practices show that a fully developed economy will be the foundation and
conditions for each country to build a strong defense and security. Relying on economic
development, taking economic development as the foundation, through economic activities,
to promptly take advantage of the latest achievements to consolidate defense and build
military strength. Vietnam's sea and islands hold great economic potentials. Therefore,
exploiting and using effectively and turning these potentials into resources, the driving force
to promote the industrialization and modernization of the country is a requirement. The Party
and State need to focus on investing adequate resources in key economic sectors with
strengths in coastal areas. Besides, due to the specificity of the marine economy, the process
of economic development is also the process of asserting and protecting the sovereignty of
the sea and islands of the Fatherland. However, to make this task better in the future, it is
necessary to continue:
Well solving the relationship between economic growth and ensuring national defense
and security, ensuring each step of economic development is a step in enhancing the national
defense and security potential on islands.
Must combine well three tasks: Improve people's lives, accumulate for development,
and ensure national defense and security.
The development of offshore fishing fleets is both for economic development and
defense, security assurance in the sea, and the island waters. The military has become a core
force that combines the country’s economy with national defense and security and serves as
a reliable support for the country’s fishermen and other forces to develop marine economy,
especially in remote islands edge. Combining economy with national defense and security
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when the East Sea situations are becoming more complicated, requiring the Vietnamese
army to participate in socio-economic development, contributing to improving combat
strength and responsiveness to protecting the Fatherland in the new situation.
Politically, the islands are a part constituting the national territory of Vietnam, a living
space, and material conditions to build and develop the country through thousands of years
of history. This becomes an important factor determining the country's development in the
current period. Therefore, managing, enforcing, and protecting the sovereignty of Vietnam's
sea and islands not only means to protect territorial space, economic - cultural -
environmental interests but also to protect the political regime. Struggling in the political
field is reflected in the Party and State's strengthening measures to assert the sovereignty
over the islands, sovereignty rights, and jurisdiction over islands and waters established in
accordance with the Convention of United Nations on the Law of the Sea 1982. The
organized and regulated influence of the State law on activities on sea and islands in order
to maintain, develop domestic and foreign relations, ensuring for such activities to take place
in order and in accordance with the State regulations.
Legally, the sovereignty of the country's sea and islands has been confirmed by historical
documents and evidence. Therefore, to protect the sovereignty of the sea and islands is to
continue to build and improve policies and laws on management, enforcement, and protection
of the sovereignty over seas and islands. Along with the adoption of the Comprehensive Marine
Strategy, with a broad strategic vision, high coverage in the fields of the economy - society,
defense - security, international cooperation, and the environment, the State needs to continue to
promulgate legal documents aiming at institutionalizing the Party's major policies on
management and protection of the sovereignty over sea and islands. On the basis of legal
documents widely disclosed domestically and internationally, it is necessary to persistently
negotiate with countries that have disputes on the continental shelf and overlapping areas in
order to build a peaceful, stable, cooperative, and developed country.
Developing and completing management mechanisms of the sea and islands by
developing additional law enforcement forces, such as the coast guard, border guard, and
fisheries surveillance; actively conduct activities to patrol, control, detect and promptly
handle law violations in Vietnam's waters, thereby contributing to maintaining the security,
order, and safety at sea, clearly demonstrating the role of management and maintenance of
marine protection of Vietnam. At the same time, with the enhancement of the role and
responsibility of the border forces and the navy, continue to improve the state management
on islands together with the specific responsibilities of the state and ministries, the
combination of local and state management on the sea and islands.
Diplomatically, through public opinion opposing all countries' violations against the
sovereignty of the sea and islands of Vietnam. Fight to protect the sovereignty of the sea,
islands, legitimate rights and interests at sea, both on the bilateral, regional level, and global
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multilateral forums on both official channels and scholars in various and flexible forms and
format. Continue to fight against the violations of sovereignty over the sea and islands in the
East Sea, enlist the support of international public opinion on our cause and denounce the
acts of violating the sovereignty of Vietnam.
Thirdly, to promote the strength of the great bloc of mass unity in the defense of the
sea and islands
Today, the strength of the great national unity bloc continues to promote at high
altitude, becoming an important driving force for the country's renewal, preserving the
integrity of national border territory on the sea. The demand for great universal solidarity
becomes even more urgent when the issue of the country's sovereignty over the East Sea has
complicated developments caused by China. In this situation, the love for the country
associated with the sense of sovereignty protection, territorial integrity needs to be shown
broadly, vigorously, and more pervasive, must be conveyed through the media, mass media,
social networking sites, through the daily work of each citizen. Each Vietnamese people
voluntarily, voluntarily gather together in a united, consensus, steadfast bloc to defend the
national sea and islands sovereignty through a peaceful path that is both an inevitable need
of the people, at the same time is the inevitable requirement of the times. We must have the
responsibility to preserve and protect the independence, freedom, territorial integrity of the
country that for generations of ancestors sacrificed their bones, blood to preserve and pass
on to the next generation.
4.
Conclusion
Thus, the sea and islands are a sacred part of the Vietnamese Fatherland, protecting
national sovereignty over the sea is the responsibility of every Vietnamese people for thousands
of generations, which is also a common duty of the entire Party our entire army today.
The Communist Party of Vietnam since its inception has always affirmed the
importance of the national sea and islands. The protection of the sovereignty over the islands
of the Fatherland is confirmed in many documents promulgated by the Party, concretized in
the legal documents of the State, and implemented by specialized forces in practice.
Protection of sea and islands sovereignty is shown firstly in: asserting the sovereignty,
sovereignty right, management and protection of the territorial waters of the country;
promote the development of the marine economy associated with strengthening national
defense and security at sea and islands; resolving wisely and flexibly the disputes taking
place at sea by many different measures; bringing into play the strength of the entire people,
all patriotic organizations and individuals in the country and residing overseas in the struggle
to protect national sovereignty in the islands; strongly promote the role of diplomacy in
protecting national sea-island sovereignty... Directing the struggle to protect the sovereignty
of the islands of the Fatherland also leaves many valuable lessons that need to be further
promoted in the coming time, such as:
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Must unifying the awareness of the position, role, and special importance of the task
of protecting the sovereignty over the sea and islands in the whole Party, the entire people,
and the entire army; continue to closely combine the forms, measures to protect the
sovereignty of sea and islands: strongly develop the marine economy, combine the economy
with national defense and security, combine political, diplomatic and legal struggle; promote
the bloc of great unity for the entire people in the defense of sea and islands sovereignty...
Facing the complex situation of the East Sea today, mastering these lessons requires
flexibility, and creativity in all forces, agencies, organizations, and departments towards the
goal of bringing our country to become a country strong in the sea, rich from the sea.
❖ Conflict of Interest: Author have no conflict of interest to declare.
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Nguyen Thi Anh
MỘT SỐ QUAN ĐIỂM CỦA ĐẢNG CỘNG SẢN VIỆT NAM
VỀ VẤN ĐỀ BẢO VỆ CHỦ QUYỀN VÙNG BIỂN VÀ HẢI ĐẢO TỔ QUỐC
TRONG GIAI ĐOẠN HIỆN NAY
Nguyễn Thị Anh
Trường Đại học Thủy lợi, Việt Nam
Ngày nhận bài: 13-10-2020; ngày nhận bài sửa: 27-01-2021; ngày duyệt đăng: 15-4-2021
TÓM TẮT
Việt Nam là quốc gia ven Biển Đông, có bờ biển dài hơn 3000km, thềm lục địa thuộc chủ
quyền và quyền tài phán rộng hàng triệu km2, với nhiều vịnh biển và hơn 3000 đảo lớn, nhỏ. Do đó,
cùng với khai thác biển, vấn đề bảo vệ chủ quyền biển đảo luôn được xác định là nhiệm vụ quan
trọng. Bài viết phân tích một số quan điểm của Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam về bảo vệ chủ quyền biển
đảo, như: khẳng định chủ quyền, quyền chủ quyền quốc gia trên biển, quản lí và bảo vệ vùng biển
đảo; phát triển kinh tế gắn liền với tăng cường quốc phòng – an ninh; giải quyết linh hoạt, khôn
khéo tranh chấp trên vùng biển đảo; huy động sức mạnh toàn dân, hệ thống chính trị, phát huy mạnh
mẽ vai trò của ngoại giao trong việc bảo vệ chủ quyền biển đảo quốc gia...; từ đó, rút ra những kinh
nghiệm nhằm góp phần bảo vệ chủ quyền biển đảo tốt hơn trong thời gian tới.
Từ khóa: bảo vệ chủ quyền biển đảo; quan điểm; quan điểm của Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam
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