Vietnam builds up defences in Spratly Islands 'to ensure it can strike Chinese facilities'
Last Updated: Vietnam Builds Up Defences In Spratly Islands 'to Ensure It Can Strike Chinese Facilities' Vietnam has advanced defense outposts across its bases in West Reef and Sin Cowe Island to tackle the People's Liberation Army’s (PLA) military belligerence. Vietnam has ramped up its defense capabilities around the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea over the last two years to counter China’s militarisation and belligerence in the territory that has heightened tensions with rival island nations Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Brunei. Hanoi’s recent...