China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Mulls Legal Action over South China Sea Dispute

Nov 6, 2019 | James Pearson and Khanh Vu, Reuters
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Vietnam could explore legal action among various options in its territorial dispute with powerful neighbor China in the South China Sea, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Frictions have grown between the two communist-run nations since Beijing in July sent a ship for a months-long seismic survey to an area internationally designated as Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) but also claimed by China.