On September 4, 1990, in the city of Chengdu (China) the heads of the
Communist Party of Vietnam and the Communist Party of China have signed
several terms concerning the relations between the two countries that
are particularly impacting Vietnam's future. Thus far, after nearly a
quarter century, the people of Vietnam are still completely unaware of
the contents of this conference.
Nevertheless, since this Chengdu Conference, the people of Vietnam have witnessed:
- Land Territory: Vietnam has lost to China hundreds of
square kilometers that our forefathers have sacrificed their lives for,
and thousands of hectares of forests and strategic watersheds under
longterm projects and leases to China for a duration of over 50 years.
Despite dissuation from many intellectuals and dedicated patriots, the
Communist Party directed the government to deliberately implement the
dangerous bauxite mining project, causing incalculable damages to the
environment and living conditions of the Highlands and the Southeast
regions. From these projects, thousands of Chinese natives occupy
strategic locations in the highlands of Vietnam.
- Sea Territory: Thousands of square kilometers of waters
full of resources, which are Vietnam's livelihood for trade, are now in
the hands of China. Vietnam's fishermen earning their living on
traditional fishing waters were chased, assaulted, detained, imprisoned,
killed, ransacked and robbed of their vessels and fishing gears by
Chinese soldiers. China's illegal occupation of Vietnam's Gac Ma and
Cross islands and turning them into dangerous military bases are all
parts of Beijing's ambitious and agressive expansion in the eastern
sea.
- Economic Dependence: Vietnam's economy is deeply
dependent on China. Beijing holds 90% of all vital projects that are the
pillar of support for Vietnam's economy, which robs Vietnam of its
autonomy. Accompanied these projects are the influx of Chinese natives
who enter Vietnam's soil, establish their own village, marry Vietnamese
spouses, producing offspring across Vietnam's three regions... which
poses a growing threat. In addition, Chinese toxic goods, outdated
machinery and equipments dominate Vietnam's market.
- Policies Towards Its Veterans and Citizens: In order to
please Beijing, all Vietnamese books and newspapers are forbidden by the
State from referring to the historic facts of Chinese invasion of
Vietnam in 1979 and 1988, which brutally massacred Vietnamese soldiers
and civilians. All memorial activities are banned and violently
suppressed. Tombstones of martyrs are ordered to be destroyed. All
peaceful protests against Chinese invasion, and their despotic mapping
of territory... were viciously oppressed. Vietnamese citizens who
practise Falun Gong in Vietnam were also arrested, tortured and
persecuted.
- Policies for Foreign Relations: The Vietnamese
government seemed to be hesitant to take up the issue of Chinese
aggression to international judicial forum, including the incident of
China's oil rig HD-981. Moreover, the fact that the Chinese 5-star red
flag, which recently has been added one more star (5 stars plus 1 more
representing Vietnam-), appears evidently in State's welcoming
receptions of Chinese leaders organized by Vietnam's Ministry of
External Affairs, and officially publicized on the State's main
television channel, speaks loud and clear to Vietnamese leaders'
submission to China.
What is the Chengdu Conference's content? Who agreed to what terms
that are causing the above harmful consequences, resulting in the border
demarcation agreement between Vietnam and China, and the unfair treaty
on boundary delimitation of the Tonkin Gulf? And what other secrets that
have been agreed to, that threaten the survival of our nation, that we
are not yet aware of?
Without transparency, the government cannot be held accountable. Is
this the reason that the people are deprived of their right to know so
that the leaders could shirk responsibility before the nation's history?
Who have swallowed their conscience to sell out their own people,
their fellow soldiers, and their forefathers? Who are determined to
continue to bargain with the enemy at the expense of their citizens? THE
PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW!!!
"People know, people discuss, people monitor ..." cannot be just an empty slogan for propaganda but it must be executed. Therefore,
in the role of the nation's ultimate owners, we, the citizens of
Vietnam, demand the National Assembly, to disclose ACCURATE AND THE
ENTIRE CONTENTS of the Chengdu Conference.
If this legitimate request of patriotic citizens, who only wish to
protect the autonomy and independence of the country, is not being met,
then it proves that indeed the Chengdu Conference has sold out much of
the country's resources, territorial interests, and independence of the
fatherland. The silence of Congress will be the most obvious answer
to all of the people on the detrimental and dangerous content of the
Chengdu Conference.
Therefore, we believe that Congress will respond promptly and seriously
to our request for disclosure of the complete and true content of the
Chengdu Conference. We believe that there are members of the National
Assembly who still have not forgotten the sacrifices of the soldiers who
lost their lives in the battles at the Sino-Vietnamese border, over the
Spratlys and the Paracels... and that they will act accordingly to
their patriotic conscience.
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