China-Vietnam Maritime Dispute Tests US Pivot to Asia -- Voice of America
The standoff over a Chinese oil rig in disputed waters off Vietnam is testing the Obama administration's so-called pivot of military and diplomatic assets to Asia.
A Vietnamese fisherman repairs his vessel after it was rammed by a Chinese patrol ship that it protecting the waters around a disputed oil rig in the South China Sea, May 18, 2014. (PhoBolsaTV.com)A Vietnamese fisherman repairs his vessel after it was rammed by a Chinese patrol ship that it protecting the waters around a disputed oil rig in the South China Sea, May 18, 2014. (PhoBolsaTV.com)
Vietnam says the oil rig threatens freedom of navigation and regional peace.
"China's illegal placement of the oil rig and deployment of escort vessels to protect the rig deep into Vietnam's continental shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone seriously threatens peace, stability and maritime security," said Vietnam’s prime minister, Nguyen Tan Dung.
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My Comment: The Chinese know that the U.S. is not going to intervene .... so they are now starting to focus on other nations to stay out of the South China Sea dispute .... China warns Japan, Philippines accuses China in maritime spat -- Reuters
On a side note .... Putin is showing everyone in Asia (and the U.S.) on how to successfully pivot to this region.
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