Vietnam quiet, firm and resilient in the South China Sea
Dec 9, 2024 · Vietnam’s growing frustration with ASEAN’s repeated delays and lack of unity in establishing a binding Code of Conduct for the South China Sea has propelled Hanoi to chart …
How Much Risk Can Vietnam Run in the South China Sea?
Dec 24, 2024 · Recently, several prominent Chinese scholars have condemned Vietnam’s island expansion activities. They worry that Vietnam’s upgraded airstrips, harbors, and embarkments …
Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea
Sep 17, 2024 · China’s sweeping claims of sovereignty over the sea—and the sea’s estimated 11 billion barrels of untapped oil and 190 trillion cubic feet of natural gas —have antagonized …
China-Vietnam tensions flare up over South China Sea
Jun 18, 2024 · China gained control of the Paracel Islands in 1974 from then-South Vietnam after a battle for the archipelago. But Vietnam maintains its sovereignty rights based on the 1982 …
What is the South China Sea dispute? - BBC News
Jul 7, 2023 · China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei all have competing claims over territory in the South China Sea. Countries have wrangled over territory in the …
Vietnam imitating China’s island-making in South China Sea
Oct 10, 2024 · Vietnam has quietly ramped up its military presence in the South China Sea, matching China’s island-building tactics to assert its territorial claims in the hotly contested …
territorial disputes in the South China Sea - Encyclopedia Britannica
Dec 25, 2024 · The disputes over ownership of the South China Sea remained relatively dormant until the 1970s when China began asserting its vast territorial claims after discovering potential …
Increased risk of conflict in South China Sea, forum warns
Oct 24, 2024 · Participants at a two-day conference ending on Thursday, hosted by Vietnam, examined how the principle of non-use of force in resolving disputes should be understood …
South China Sea: Vietnam’s growing Spratly outposts spark …
Oct 25, 2024 · Vietnam’s progress has been swift and quiet. In the past five months alone, it has reclaimed more than 2 sq km (0.8 square miles) in the contested Spratly Islands, according to …
Vietnam confronts China with island building in South China Sea
Jun 27, 2024 · Vietnam has ramped up its building of islands in the disputed South China Sea to bolster its position in relation to China, say experts, but does not pose any threat to the other …