International community must protest Beijing's SCS aggression amid pandemic

Last Sunday Vietnam lodged a formal protest following China's announcement the previous day that it is setting up two administrative units on islands in the South China Sea. "The establishment of the so-called Sansha City and related activities are a grave violation of Vietnam's sovereignty."

NEW DELHI: The international community should consider supporting Vietnam following its notes to UN (over recent Chinese actions in South China Sea region) and protest against Beijing’s administrative units in SCS region in accordance with international law including UNCLOS 1982. It is suspected that China has taken advantage of global pandemic to push its aggressive agenda in SCS as the international community is focused on fighting Covid-19.

India, a strategic partner of Vietnam, sho ..