Intentional Ramming
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Vietnam Faces Limited Options in China Sea Dispute
Arbitration, China, Intentional Ramming, Lawfare, Oil Rig, Paracels, Sinkings, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOS, VietnamHANOI — Vietnam has curbed the violent anti-China protests that swept the country after a Chinese oil rig began drilling in contested waters. But authorities have not dropped their opposition to the Chinese operation, sending boats to harass the drilling, considering waging a legal case in international courts to resolve the dispute, and courting regional […]
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China ‘Internationalizes’ South China Sea Dispute
China, Intentional Ramming, Lawfare, Oil Rig, Paracels, Sinkings, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOS, VietnamChina effectively internationalized its dispute with Vietnam over an oil rig in the South China Sea on Monday by submitting its claim against Hanoi to the UN Secretary General. As Shannon reported yesterday, on Sunday China’s Foreign Ministry released a statement entitled, The Operation of the HYSY 981 Drilling Rig: Vietnam’s Provocation and China’s Position, […]
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Legal actions against China – a magic wand for Vietnam
Arbitration, ASEAN, China, Code of Conduct, Intentional Ramming, Oil Rig, Sinkings, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOS, VietnamDr Nguyen Toan Thang from the Hanoi Law University says Vietnam has the right to sue China for violating its sovereignty in the International Court of Justice and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. He says Vietnam has sufficient legal basis to assert that Haiyang Shiyou-981 has been placed deep inside its […]
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Trouble in the South China Sea
China, Intentional Ramming, Oil Rig, Paracels, Philippines, Poaching, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, Vietnam, Water CannonChina has dangerously increased tensions in the South China Sea by deploying an oil rig for the first time in a disputed area claimed by Vietnam. The move is certain to make countries in the region feel even more threatened by China’s expansionist territorial claims. The rig, belonging to a state-owned oil company, was parked […]