Cultural, Educational and Society Organization
November 20, 2024
Introduction The Battle of the Paracel Islands (Chinese: Xishahai Battle, Pinyin: Xisha Haizhan, Vietnamese: Hải chiến Hoàng Sa) was a military engagement between Chinese and South Vietnamese navies in the Paracel Islands on January 19, 1974. An attempt by the South Vietnamese navy to drive the Chinese navy out of the neighborhood. Conflicts erupted towards…
Read More about Battle of the Paracel IslandsBy Brad Lendon, CNN “The Paracel Islands!” the teacher shouts. “Belong to Vietnam!” call back about 30 schoolchildren, even louder. Their chant echoes through the three-story Paracel Islands Museum in Da Nang, which officials say cost the Vietnamese government $1.8 million to build. Since opening in 2018, about half of its 40,000 visitors have been schoolchildren, who can…
Read More about The tiny islands that could explode the China-Vietnam relationshipTo: Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-GeneralThe United NationsOne United Nations PlazaNew York, NY 10017 On the 28th anniversary of the sea battle of Hoang Sa, Paracels archipelago, We respectfully bring to your attention the issue of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Vietnam with regards to the Paracels and Spratley archipelagos and ask for your immediate intervention…
Read More about Letter to the United Nations from the Vietnamese Navy Veterans Association to protest PRC’s invasion of the Paracel IslandsThe noblest and most imperative task of a Government is to defend the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the Nation. The Government of the Republic of Vietnam is determined to carry out this task, regardless of difficulties it may encounter and regardless of unfounded objections wherever they may come from. In the face of…
Read More about Proclamation by the Government of the Republic of VietnamKiem Do and Julie Kane …Even though the Americans were now technically out of the fighting, Kiem still had a U.S. counterpart, though the latter’s role had changed considerably since the signing of the treaty: the new man was an observer, rather than a helper, and so quiet that Kiem had trouble remembering his name….
Read More about About “HoangSa Naval Battle”Frank Ching – Far Eastern Economic Review, Feb 10, 1994 Song ngữ: Anh & Việt English and Vietnamese languages, including letter to Zhou Enlai from Pham Van Dong. 1) Reassessing South Vietnam Few governments are prepared to admit that they have made a mistake, even when their own policies make it glaringly obvious. Take Vietnam….
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