Chinese Naval Maneuvers Seen As Warning to Vietnam -- L.A. Times
The exercises in the South China Sea escalate tensions over a potentially resource-rich area also claimed by several neighboring countries.
The Chinese navy conducted three days of exercises — including live fire drills — in the disputed waters of the South China Sea this week, escalating tensions over a potentially resource-rich area also claimed by some neighboring countries in Southeast Asia.
The display of naval might hundreds of miles from China's southernmost border was widely seen as a warning to Vietnam, which this week conducted its own live fire drills near the Spratly Islands. Several countries claim sovereignty over the string of uninhabited volcanic rocks, which are ringed by jagged reefs and crusted with bird droppings but rendered attractive by virtue of the surrounding waters that are fertile fishing grounds and may cover significant reserves of oil and natural gas.
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My Comment: Will the Vietnamese heed the Chinese warning .... considering their history with other great powers (i.e. France, the U.S.) .... I doubt it.
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