Hanoi behind all the trouble
Updated: 2014-05-24 08:03
By Ruan Zongze(China Daily)
|
|||||||||
China has indeed exercised restraint, but Vietnam should never mistake it as a sign of weakness and underestimate Beijing's determination to defend its sovereign rights and interests.
If it continues to take provocative actions and call white black, Hanoi will reap what it has sown. In fact, Vietnam is already suffering the consequences of the anti-China rampage which has shaken investors' confidence in Vietnam and thus jeopardized the country's investment prospects. And Hanoi has no one but itself to blame for that, because it distorted the facts and sowed the seeds of irrational anti-China violence in the first place.
Counting on support from third parties, Vietnam continues to act provocatively. The United States Secretary of State John Kerry has even said that the recent Chinese moves in the contested waters were "provocative" and "aggressive".
Indeed, there have been provocative and aggressive moves in these waters in recent weeks, but China should by no means be the one to take the blame. Washington has committed a mistake by encouraging Hanoi and its reckless behaviors.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made an emergency call to his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh on May 15 condemning the riot. Wang said Vietnam bears unshirkable responsibilities for the violent attacks against Chinese companies and nationals, and he also urged for all-out efforts to treat the injured, harsh punishment of all perpetrators and compensation for companies and nationals.
To act as a responsible country, Vietnam should know better what to do: stop provoking and call off its self-victimization show sooner rather than later.
The author is deputy director of the China Institute of International Studies.
(China Daily 05/24/2014 page5)
- China urges Vietnam to stop interferences
- Violence damages Vietnam's image
- Vietnam riots 'threaten ties and investment'
- Vietnam-China trade to suffer from violence
- Is Vietnam safe?
- Chinese ships arrive in Vietnam to evacuate workers
- 135 Chinese workers injured in Vietnam's anti-China riots flown home
- Music at her fingers
- Across America Over the Week (Jan 16 - Jan 22)
- Spend Chinese New Year in style
- Ili river valley becomes a popular destination for swans
- Philip Ma: from scientist to businessman
- Birmingham's Spotlight on China dinner
- How to distinguish doucai, wucai, Famille-rose and enamel porcelain
- Xinjiang lake in bumper fishing season
Most Viewed
Editor's Picks
Premier Li attends Davos Forum |
Li Na expecting first baby |
Star's marriage is 'bittersweet' news for fans |
Infographic:Chinese IPOs in the US in 2014 |
Tale of two cities |
China's 2014 diplomacy |
Today's Top News
Houston's SW Chinatown
China to focus on reforms, opening of capital market
Slowdown brings new risks to banks
Trade group calls for BIT
Market status for China is 'political' issue
Birmingham's Spotlight on China dinner
Bank takes renminbi-clearing seriously
Traditional Garb
US Weekly
Geared to go |
The place to be |