A Chinese marine surveillance ship sails off the Vietnamese central province of Phu Yen in May 2011. Photo: AFP
A destroyed submerged cable towed by Vietnamese survey boat Binh Minh 02 on May 26, 2011. Hanoi has repeatedly complained that Chinese patrol boats interfere with Vietnamese cable and survey ships in the South China Sea. Photo: Reuters
A Chinese marine surveillance ship sails off the Vietnamese central province of Phu Yen in May 2011. Photo: AFP
A destroyed submerged cable towed by Vietnamese survey boat Binh Minh 02 on May 26, 2011. Hanoi has repeatedly complained that Chinese patrol boats interfere with Vietnamese cable and survey ships in the South China Sea. Photo: Reuters