6月8日,中国外交部在官方网站刊登《“981”钻井平台作业:越南的挑衅和中国的立场》一文。全文如下: |
China's Foreign Ministry released an article about the HYSY 981 drilling rig in the Xisha Islands on its website on Sunday. The full text is as follows: |
“981”钻井平台作业:越南的挑衅和中国的立场 |
The Operation of the HYSY 981 Drilling Rig: Vietnam's Provocation and China's Position |
一、“981”钻井平台作业 |
I. The operation of the HYSY 981 drilling rig |
2014年5月2日,中国企业所属“981”钻井平台在中国西沙群岛毗连区内(作业位置图见附件1)开展钻探活动,旨在勘探油气资源。目前,第一阶段工作已经完成,第二阶段工作已于5月27日开始。前后作业海域距离中国西沙群岛中建岛和西沙群岛领海基线均17海里,距离越南大陆海岸约133至156海里。 |
On 2 May 2014, a Chinese company's HYSY 981 drilling rig started its drilling operation inside the contiguous zone of China's Xisha Islands (see Annex 1/5 for the locations of operation) for the purpose of oil and gas exploration. With the first phase of the operation completed, the second phase began on 27 May. The two locations of operation are 17 nautical miles from both the Zhongjian Island of China's Xisha Islands and the baseline of the territorial waters of Xisha Islands, yet approximately 133 to 156 nautical miles away from the coast of the Vietnamese mainland. |
10年来,中国企业一直在有关海域进行勘探活动,包括地震勘探及井场调查作业等。此次“981”平台钻探作业是勘探进程的例行延续,完全在中国主权和管辖权范围内。 |
The Chinese company has been conducting explorations in the related waters for the past 10 years, including seismic operations and well site surveys. The drilling operation carried out by HYSY 981 this time is a continuation of the routine process of explorations, and falls well within China's sovereignty and jurisdiction. |
二、越南的挑衅 |
II. Vietnam's provocation |
中方作业开始后,越南方面即出动包括武装船只在内的大批船只,非法强力干扰中方作业,冲撞在现场执行护航安全保卫任务的中国政府公务船,还向该海域派出“蛙人”等水下特工,大量布放渔网、漂浮物等障碍物。截至6月7日17时,越方现场船只最多时达63艘,冲闯中方警戒区及冲撞中方公务船累计达1416艘次。 |
Shortly after the Chinese operation started, Vietnam sent a large number of vessels, including armed vessels, to the site, illegally and forcefully disrupting the Chinese operation and ramming the Chinese government vessels on escort and security missions there. In the meantime, Vietnam also sent frogmen and other underwater agents to the area, and dropped large numbers of obstacles, including fishing nets and floating objects, in the waters. As of 5 pm on 7 June, there were as many as 63 Vietnamese vessels in the area at the peak, attempting to break through China's cordon and ramming the Chinese government ships for a total of 1,416 times. |
越方上述行为严重侵犯了中方的主权、主权权利和管辖权,严重危及中方人员和“981”钻井平台的安全,严重违反包括《联合国宪章》、1982年《联合国海洋法公约》、1988年《制止危及海上航行安全非法行为公约》和《制止危及大陆架固定平台安全非法行为议定书》在内的相关国际法,破坏了该海域的航行自由与安全,有损于地区和平稳定。 |
The above-mentioned actions of the Vietnamese side were serious infringements upon China's sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction, grave threats to the safety of Chinese personnel and the HYSY 981 drilling rig, and gross violations of the relevant international laws, including the Charter of the United Nations, the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and 1988 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation and the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf. Such actions also undermined the freedom and safety of navigation in these waters, and damaged peace and stability in the region. |
在海上对中方企业正常作业进行非法强力干扰的同时,越方还纵容其国内反华游行示威。5月中旬,数千越南不法分子对包括中国在内的多国在越企业进行打砸抢烧,残酷杀害4名并打伤300多名中国在越公民,并造成重大财产损失。 |
While illegally and forcefully disrupting the normal operation of the Chinese company on the sea, Vietnam also condoned anti-China demonstrations at home. In mid-May, thousands of lawless elements in Vietnam conducted beating, smashing, looting and arson against companies of China and several other countries. They brutally killed four Chinese nationals and injured over 300 others, and caused heavy property losses. |
三、中方的反应 |
III. China's response |
中国西沙群岛与越南大陆海岸之间存在海域划界问题,双方迄未在该海域进行专属经济区和大陆架划界。双方均有依据1982年《联合国海洋法公约》主张专属经济区和大陆架的权利。但无论以何原则划界,该海域都不可能成为越南的专属经济区和大陆架。 |
The waters between China's Xisha Islands and the coast of the Vietnamese mainland are yet to be delimited. The two sides have not yet conducted delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and continental shelf in these waters. Both sides are entitled to claim EEZ and continental shelf in accordance with the UNCLOS. However, these waters will never become Vietnam's EEZ and continental shelf no matter which principle is applied in the delimitation. |
对越方在海上的挑衅行动,中方保持了高度克制,采取了必要的防范措施,派遣公务船到现场保障作业安全,有效地维护了海上生产作业秩序和航行安全。同时,5月2日以来,中方在各个层级与越方进行了30多次沟通,要求其停止非法干扰活动。令人遗憾的是,越方的非法干扰活动仍在继续。 |
In the face of Vietnam's provocative actions on the sea, China exercised great restraint and took necessary preventive measures. Chinese government ships were dispatched to the site for the purpose of ensuring the safety of the operation, which effectively safeguarded the order of production and operation on the sea and the safety of navigation. In the meantime, since 2 May, China has conducted over 30 communications with Vietnam at various levels, requesting the Vietnamese side to stop its illegal disruption. Regrettably, however, the illegal disruption of the Vietnamese side is still continuing. |
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