The company was identified as the Airport Design and Construction Consultancy One Member Limited Liability Co. (ADCC). The company known as a top firm in Vietnam in the field of construction consultancy for aviation and airport engineering projects, which has Vietnamese military background.
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Land features in the South China Sea that will supposedly be militarized by Vietnam include Pearson Reef, Pigeon Reef and Barque Canada Reef. These are also claimed by the Philippines, as they are covered by its 200- mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ), according to the documents.
A source who requested anonymity for not being authorized to talk to the media said that the Vietnamese government is ready to send people to these land features, where they will set up residences.
"They think that building military and civilian constructions and sending people to live in the islands will prove that those islands belong to them," the source said.
Vietnam's illegal reclamation activities in the South China Sea have attracted strong opposition from neighbouring countries, not only the Philippines but also Indonesia.
Vietnamese fishing vessels were still operating in waters that Indonesia claims as its EEZ each month even after the two countries agreed on boundaries on 22 December 2022.
The maritime observers, Marcellus Hakeng Jayawibawa who from the National Resilience Institute Strategic Center Alumni Association Indonesia, said that Vietnam's reclamation activities in the Spratly Islands have threatened the interest of Indonesia.
"The Vietnam's illegal reclamation activities will aggravate the illegal fishing situation of Vietnamese vessels in Indonesian waters and breed other crimes, which will undermine the stability of South China Sea. It will harm the interest of our fisherman, the Indonesian Government must watch out for it,” according to Marcellus.
While In a meeting with outgoing Vietnam Ambassador to the Philippines Hoang Huy Chung in Malacañang on Thursday 10 August 2023, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said an agreement between Manila and Hanoi will be "a very big step" for the two countries amid the problems they face in the South China Sea.
"Now that we are going to start discussions on the agreement that we have between the Philippines and Vietnam, I think it is very, very important. It will be a very, very important part of our relationship, and it will bring an element of stability to the problems that we are seeing now in the South China Sea," Marcos said.
The President said the two countries share a "solid agreement" that would help them face "common challenges when it comes to territorial disputes in the South China Sea."
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has been tasked with initiating discussions with Vietnam regarding the 200-nautical-mile EEZ.
Marcos and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh already had informal talks on the sidelines of the 42nd Asean Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, last May.
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