Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with Philippine President Benigno Aquino III in Manila on May 21 where they issued a joint statement against China’s aggression in the South China Sea, condemning recent actions as a “violation of international law.” Said Dung: “With regard to the situation in the East Sea, the President and I shared the deep concerns over the current extremely dangerous situation caused by China’s many actions that violate the international law, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and seriously infringe on the waters across our countries.” Vietnam and China are locked in a bitter maritime row that has prompted a forced evacuation of Chinese nationals in Vietnam, following China’s move to deploy an oil rig and vessels near the disputed Paracel Islands. Manila is also questioning China’s construction on Mischief Reef in the Spratlys. The two leaders said their countries “are determined to oppose China’s violations.”
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