China/Vietnam: Vietnam Walks a Thin Line Between US and China After Oil Rig Exit

Aug 7, 2014 | An Dien, Thanh Nien News
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Hanoi has kept the threat of an international lawsuit and stronger relations with Japan and the US on the table even after Beijing removed its giant oil rig from Vietnamese waters last month.

On July 26, roughly ten days after the rig was withdrawn, an international conference convened in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing together foreign and Vietnamese legal experts to debate the practicality of an international lawsuit against China.