Oil surveys in disputed waters have been a source of tension between China and Vietnam. Photo: AP
Oil surveys in disputed waters have been a source of tension between China and Vietnam. Photo: AP
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Asia /  Diplomacy

South China Sea: Vietnam hopes Beijing ‘will show restraint’ in 2020 after year of tension

  • Earlier this year, a Chinese oil survey vessel and its escorts spent months within Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone
  • ’What China did is very alarming and also kind of threatening not only Vietnam but also other countries,’ Vietnamese diplomat said

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Updated: 5:30pm, 17 Dec, 2019

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Oil surveys in disputed waters have been a source of tension between China and Vietnam. Photo: AP
Oil surveys in disputed waters have been a source of tension between China and Vietnam. Photo: AP
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