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China on Friday again disregarded Vietnam's exclusive economic zone by deploying a research vessel near a gas block jointly operated by Hanoi and Russian firms.
China on Friday once again disregarded Vietnam's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and deployed a research ship along with five escort vessels to an area where a Russian state firm jointly operates a gas block with Hanoi in the energy rich South China Sea. The move is Beijing's latest escalatory step in the region after it
A Chinese research vessel flanked by coast guard and nearly a dozen boats on Wednesday entered a gas block operated by Russian and Vietnamese state firms, two monitoring groups said, another potential flashpoint in the South China Sea.
A Chinese research vessel flanked by coast guard and nearly a dozen boats on Wednesday (May 10) entered a gas block operated by Russian and Vietnamese state firms, two monitoring groups said, another potential flashpoint in the South China Sea. It follows a pattern of assertive moves of late by Beijing in its neighbours' exclusive economic zones (EEZ), as it...
The Chinese research ship, two coast guard and 11 fishing boats entered block 04-03 of Vietsovpetro, a venture between Russia's Zarubezhneft and PetroVietnam, and were still in the area by nightfall, data from two independent vessel monitors reviewed by Reuters showed.