What's in the New China-Vietnam South China Sea Tensions?

Jul 22, 2019 | Prashanth Parameswaran
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Over the past few weeks, another round of tensions has been simmering between China and Vietnam over energy resources in the South China Sea. The renewed tensions fit into a familiar pattern we have seen regarding Chinese conduct in the South China Sea disputes and reinforce the fragility of the situation between claimant states in the strategic waterway.