[Asia Pacific] The Last Time China Got Into a Fight With Vietnam, It Was a Disaster

TIME:

"Current Sino-Vietnamese tensions are merely the latest in a series of bitter conflicts between the two countries. The last time Hanoi and Beijing pushed each other to the brink, tens of thousands perished" (more details)

REUTERS:

"(Reuters) - The U.S. navy renewed calls on Thursday for more ship visits to Vietnam against the backdrop of a dramatic breakdown in relations between Vietnam and its giant neighbor, China." (more details)

"(Reuters) - The United States sees China's introduction of an oil rig and several government vessels in waters disputed with Vietnam as "provocative", U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told China's foreign minister in a telephone call on Monday." (more details) 

 "(Reuters) - More than 20 people were killed in Vietnam and a huge foreign steel project set ablaze as anti-China riots spread to the centre of the country a day after arson and looting in the south, a doctor and company officials said on Thursday." (more details) 

NIKKEL:

"BEIJING -- An oil rig being built in waters also claimed by Vietnam is among China's latest moves to tighten its grip over disputed territories in the South China Sea, as it looks to both appease hawks in Beijing and test the U.S.'s mettle." (more details) 

China's construction on the disputed Johnson South Reef is one of the latest in a string of moves aimed at asserting greater control in the region.

 TUOITRENEWS:

"Live report: Vietnam holds press conference on China’s illicit oil rig" 

"World Atlas affirms Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa, Truong Sa archipelagos

 The 'Atlas Universel de Geographie' (World Atlas of Geography) by Belgian geographer/ cartographer Philippe Vandermaelen published back in 1827, which proves Vietnam’s sovereignty over its Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos 

(Ministry of Information and Communications)"