The week-long exhibition that opened on June 2 is part of the 2013 Vietnam Sea and Island Week.The exhibits include documents issued by Vietnamese feudal states from the 17th to the early 20th century, as well as 16th maps published by China and Western countries, and three atlases printed in England, Germany and the US between 1626 and 1980 that show the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa in Vietnam’s territorial waters.
All these items affirm that Vietnamese states established and exercised sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos throughout a long, continuous period recorded in historical documents from Vietnam and foreign countries.
Seashells collected by fishermen in the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa areas are also on display.
Addressing the exhibition opening, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Do Quy Doan said the display introduces 95 maps published by Vietnam, western countries and China, and 102 publications from western countries, as well as a range of research documents.
All documents attest that Vietnam established its sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa at a very early stage.
The exhibition aims to raise public awareness, especially among the youth, of solidarity and responsibility for protecting and affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over the two archipelagos.
It also confirms the importance of the country’s sea and islands in national construction and defence.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
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