HANOI - Vietnam's new Law on the Sea, passed last week, has sparked a fresh round of tensions with China about competing territory in the South China Sea. When Vietnam's National Assembly passed the law on June 21, the reaction from China was immediate and aggressive. The law states Vietnam's sovereignty claims of the Spratly and Paracel islands, territory believed to be rich in oil and minerals, and also claimed by its larger neighbor. Beijing says the law is illegal and called in ...
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