SEMINAR ON CURRENT SITUATION BETWEEN VIETNAM, TAIWAN AND CHINA

On June 20, 2018 Dr. Tran Dinh Lam, Director of Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies (CVSEAS) was invited to attend a seminar on “The trends of Vietnam Studies and the current situation of Vietnam-China  & Vietnam-Taiwan relations” at National Chinan University (NCU), in Taiwan.

Invited to the seminar by Hugh Pei-Hsiu Chen, PhD., Professor and Director at Department of Southeast Asian Studies and Center for Southeast Asian Studies, NCU, Dr. Tran Dinh Lam discussed difficulties Vietnam is curently facing when government of Public Republic of China is disrupting area’s tranquility by militarizing South China Sea, triggering arms race among countries and preventing fisherman from exploiting the sea.

Hence, Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (CoC), an amicable solution to the dispute, is of utter importance at the moment. It is also stressed that China needs to act accordingly to the ruling of International Court in Netherlands in 2016, stating that every country has the right to travel and exploit part of sea within their boundaries.

According to Professor Chen, the seminar, with participants from Southeast Asian Countries, puts emphasis on the importance of sharing knowledge, insights and different mindsets among students, lecturers, researchers and professors from participating countries, as well as the importance of connecting and understanding each other. He was excited to see that scholars were striving for similar values, looking for peace, tranquility and making their best efforts to avoid the dispute.

National Chinan University intends to send Taiwanese students to Vietnam to have a better understanding of the country’s culture, society and traditions, as well as to look for cooperating opportunities in the future. At the same time, NCU is making an effort to work with local authorities to establish a representative office in Southeast Asia to support people in the area and to act as information portal when Taiwanese want to learn about the countries.

Professor Chen also talked about creating opportunities for workforce to develop, and to connect with businesses so that newly graduated students can find better jobs. The discussion was not only valuable academically but also encouraged Southeast Asian countries, especially Vietnam, to cooperate with Taiwan to develop economically and to build a tranquil, cooperative and supportive relationship among the countries. 

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