China-Vietnam Maritime Border Dispute Is Heating Up

China says Vietnam efforts to rope in others on spat will fail - Reuters


Protester Truong Van Dung (C) holds a photo of captain Nguy Van Tha who was killed in the January 1974 Battle of the Paracel Islands, during an anti-China protest in front of the Opera House in Hanoi May 11, 2014.

(Reuters) - China's foreign ministry said Vietnam's efforts to garner support over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea would fail, a day after South East Asian leaders meeting for a regional summit in Myanmar refrained from criticizing Beijing.

Tensions rose in the resource-rich South China Sea last week after China positioned a giant oil rig in an area also claimed by Vietnam. Each country accused the other of ramming its ships near the disputed Paracel Islands.

"The facts prove that Vietnam is trying to rope in other parties and put pressure on China, (but) will not achieve its aims," China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a daily news conference on Monday.

"We hope that Vietnam can see the situation clearly, calmly face up to reality, and stop harassing the Chinese operations."

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<-- Video: Large protests in Vietnam over China oil rig

More News On The China - Vietnam Maritime Border Dispute:

Vietnam, China Exchange Water Cannon Spray Near Disputed Oil Rig -- Voice of America

Report: Vietnam, Chinese Ships Fire Water Cannons -- AP

China, Vietnam at odds over oil in South China Sea -- Christian Science Monitor

China sends dozens of aircraft and vessels to Vietnam’s waters -- Vietnam.net

China and Vietnam at Impasse Over Drilling Rig in South China Sea -- New York Times

Vietnamese protesters target Chinese embassy -- CNN

Vietnam protesters attack China over sea dispute -- BBC

Vietnam Fails to Rally Partners in China Dispute -- New York Times

Vietnam cannot find support in dispute with China -- UPI

China-Vietnam standoff at sea: What's at stake -- Minxin Pei, CNN/Forbes

Why Did China Set Up an Oil Rig Within Vietnamese Waters? -- Ankit Panda, The Diplomat




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