An oil rig (right) which China calls Haiyang Shiyou 981, and Vietnam refers to as Hai Duong 981, is seen in the South China Sea off Vietnam in 2014. Photo: Reuters
An oil rig (right) which China calls Haiyang Shiyou 981, and Vietnam refers to as Hai Duong 981, is seen in the South China Sea off Vietnam in 2014. Photo: Reuters
South China Sea
Asia /  Southeast Asia

Vietnam demands China move oil rig from Gulf of Tonkin, blaming Beijing for complicating sovereignty row

Associated Press
Associated Press

Updated: 2:24pm, 8 Apr, 2016

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An oil rig (right) which China calls Haiyang Shiyou 981, and Vietnam refers to as Hai Duong 981, is seen in the South China Sea off Vietnam in 2014. Photo: Reuters
An oil rig (right) which China calls Haiyang Shiyou 981, and Vietnam refers to as Hai Duong 981, is seen in the South China Sea off Vietnam in 2014. Photo: Reuters
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