China Closes Eyes to Vietnam’s Spratlys Land Reclamation

However, Vietnam won’t risk challenging China at sea

By: B A Hamzah

Although Vietnam is intensifying land reclamation in the Spratly Islands that is disputed by China, Beijing has been relatively quiet on Hanoi’s intrusions. This is in marked contrast to the months of sometimes violent confrontation on the other side of the South China Sea which culminated on June 17 when several PLA Coast Guard vessels ra…