China/Vietnam: Vietnam and China Agree to Avoid Conflicts in South China Sea

Nov 13, 2017 | Agence France-Presse
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Vietnam and China agreed Monday to avoid conflicts in the hotly contested South China Sea, as a new pathway to dialogue on easing tensions was opened with other Southeast Asian nations. The communist neighbours have long sparred over the sea, through which $5 trillion in shipping trade passes annually and which is believed to sit atop vast gas reserves.