Britain's amphibious transport vessel HMS Albion docks at a port in Ho Chi Minh in September during a four-day visit to Vietnam. According to media reports that month, the ship was confronted by Chinese military while exercising “her rights for freedom of navigation” in late August close to the Chinese-occupied Paracel Islands. Photo: EPA-EFE
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A new British naval base in Southeast Asia could stoke resentment, split Asean and put the UK in China’s cross hairs
- Mark J. Valencia says Britain’s ambition to project post-Brexit global influence and join the US in containing China may have consequences London isn’t prepared for
Britain's amphibious transport vessel HMS Albion docks at a port in Ho Chi Minh in September during a four-day visit to Vietnam. According to media reports that month, the ship was confronted by Chinese military while exercising “her rights for freedom of navigation” in late August close to the Chinese-occupied Paracel Islands. Photo: EPA-EFE