The presence of the Haijing Dizhi 8 in disputed waters sparked the stand-off between China and Vietnam. Photo: Handout
Al Jazeera: Vietnam demands China withdraws vessel from South China Sea
Reports suggest large-scale standoff between several coastguard ships from each country near the Spratly Islands.
Vietnam has called on China to remove an oil exploration ship from disputed waters near the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
Reports in recent days have suggested a large-scale standoff between several coastguard ships from each country as a Chinese oil exploration ship entered contested waters near the Spratly Islands.
"Over the last several days, the Chinese survey ship, Haiyang Dizhi 8, and its escorts conducted activities in the southern area of the East Sea that violated Vietnam's exclusive economic zone and continental shelf," Vietnamese foreign affairs ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said in a statement on Friday, using the Vietnamese term for the South China Sea.
"This area lies entirely within the Vietnamese waters."
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WNU Editor: China is not going to comply .... China maintains pressure on Vietnam at Vanguard Bank (SCMP).
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Is it just me or are the clothes coming off the emperor (xi), as I've predicted now for several years..
1. Housing bubble - check, it's coming, and it will wipe out trillions over there
2. South China Sea - Vietnam was bullied by China about 3 years ago, almost led to war. Now THEY are standing up! It is happening everywhere now too.. Philippines.. same thing "GET OUT!", Taiwan.. they are getting their arms ready.. Japan is ready.. China managed to completely surround itself, CREATE enemies and adversaries where there was no need. The militarisation of the South China sea BACKFIRED! And it is apparent everywhere now.. the F35 chain Japan is building up will absolutely contain any attempt China wants to do wrt Taiwan.. if they move on Taiwan, all bets are off that they now can even survive. Ten years, even 2 years ago people said "China will bully everyone". Actually. NO. Everyone is joining arms against China. The time of tyranny is over. People have spoken. They do not want to be ruled by China.
3. I am almost sure that Putin and Trump work together. They two must know what's coming. Russia - despite all our rivalries with them, it's just that.. rivalries.. we never would really want to kill a Russian, why would we? We are culturally and ethnically so much the same.. Russian people want to be free, Chinese people want to be free.. we just have to deal with the current mess of crazy politicians like Xi picking a "9 dash line" that will go down very badly and embarrasingly so in history. No understanding of geopolitics. They (the Chinese, with their 2 millenia of culture or whatever they want to throw at you to be impressed).. they have no freaking clue what they are doing..
Get ready guys..
Xi will have to make his next move soon, and it better be a move we all agree upon, otherwise he is GONE
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Death to XI Bing Bong!!!!
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