PROCLAMATION

OF ALL INVOLVED NATIONALIST PARTIES, ORGANIZATIONS, POLITICAL ACTIVISTS, AND FELLOW VIETNAMESE,
In support of the July 12, 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in favor of the Philippines against China’s illegal claim of the South China Sea 

Considering that:

1. From the Chinese dynasties of the past to the Communist state of China today, China have persistently attempted to invade, harass, and occupy the surrounding countries of Asia.

2. Communist authorities in Beijing have drawn arbitrary maps that show an unjustified and illegal “nine-dotted line” claim over 85% of the South China Sea as their own. China built military facilities on numerous strategic points throughout the South China Sea, including, but not limited to, the Spratley and Paracel Islands of Vietnam and the Scarborough Reef of the Philippines. Furthermore, they have occupied the territorial waters of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia.

3. The Southeast Asian countries have protested and condemned the brazen and despicable invasions of China. In particular, an arbitration case was brought by the Republic of the Philippines under the arbitration provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) against the People’s Republic of China. On July 12, 2016, the PCA under the UNCLOS ruled that the “nine-dotted line” map of China has no legal basis.

4. Despite the ruling of the PCA, and supports of the world countries for such ruling, China completely disregards the decision; and obstinately continues its provocations and invasions of other parts of the South China Sea.

5. In addition to these appalling actions, China has also dammed the Mekong River’s upper course, causing widespread and oftentimes disastrous water shortages that destroy the environment and ecosystem of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.

Faced with this unruly conduct, in violation of international norms and laws, by Communist China, We, National Political Parties, Religions, Communities, Associations, notables and Compatriots in Vietnam and abroad unanimously declare that:

1. We fully support and endorse the ruling of the PCA on the law of the South China Sea.

2. We warmly praise the government and the people of the Philippines in their valiant struggle to protect the integrity of their territory in the midst of a brutal and unprecedented invasion of China. This is a legitimate, wise, and brave decision that we hope will set a model for more Southeast Asian countries to follow.

3. We condemn China for illegally invading and claiming the South China Sea which belongs to Southeast Asia. We demand Chinese government to comply with the ruling of the PCA; and to immediately cease and desist from the damming of the Mekong River’s upper course and release of toxins into the South China Sea.

4. We earnestly condemn the spineless and cowardly Vietnamese Communist Party leaders for always submitting to the will of Beijing. The Vietnamese government dared not institute legal proceedings against Communist China, nor named China in several killings of Vietnamese fishermen in the disputed waters. They did not even blame China for the release of toxic chemicals into the waters and land of Vietnam. Instead, the Vietnamese Communist Party actively suppresses and imprisons its own citizens who speak out against China.

5. We urgently call upon the international community to pressure China into respecting the decision of the PCA, and to denounce and stop China’s invasion, breach of peace, leading to disputes, and military conflicts in the South China Sea and the East China Sea.

6. We earnestly call for all fellow Vietnamese living in Vietnam and all Vietnamese expatriates abroad to unite in order to remove the Vietnamese Communists from power and to build a free and democratic political system. From this, we the people can create the legitimate people’s power required to protect our fatherland. 

Effective on the 25rd of July, 2016

Signing in the order of time:  

NOTE: The above Proclamation is posted on the following websites. There are no time limits in signing the Proclamation.

Please email Baovebiendong2016@gmail.com to add your support to this Proclamation.

https://www.vietquoc.org
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