Vietnam, China in South China Sea standoff

Updated July 17 2019 - 5:03pm, first published 4:59pm
Vietnam and China both lay claim to the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
Vietnam and China both lay claim to the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.

Vietnamese and Chinese ships have been embroiled in a weeks-long standoff near an offshore oil block in disputed waters of the South China Sea, which fall within Vietnam's exclusive economic zone, two US-based think-tanks say.

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