"Vietnam Has Built 10 Artificial Islands In The Disputed " Topic
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| Tango01 | 25 Apr 2019 12:33 p.m. PST |
…South China Sea. "Both China and Vietnam are building up tiny islets across Asia's most disputed sea, but while China receives international criticism Vietnam receives very little, and even gets some support because its pace of construction is slower and widely seen as defensive. Vietnam's work on islets it has held for decades is kept to areas of the South China Sea closest to its mainland coasts. The country shuns military mega projects that might appear offensive. And it belongs to the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) known for working out any bilateral differences. These factors differ from China…." link
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| Lion in the Stars | 25 Apr 2019 1:09 p.m. PST |
Hrm. The Spratley islands are a little far from Vietnam. |
| Thresher01 | 25 Apr 2019 11:01 p.m. PST |
I suspect these could make life interesting in the SCS. "What's good for the goose is good for the gander", so I've read. Wonder why we don't have some too, since our claims would certainly be as valid as many others. |
| Andrew Walters | 26 Apr 2019 9:21 a.m. PST |
Viet Nam has Osas and Kilos, time to start writing scenarios! And I checked, and Osa has the range to operate near the Spratelys. |
| Tango01 | 26 Apr 2019 11:44 a.m. PST |
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| Thresher01 | 26 Apr 2019 9:01 p.m. PST |
They're Kilos also apparently have very long range cruise missiles. They can't win the air or naval war, but could certainly give China a rather embarrassing, and bloody nose, should it come to blows. Allied with others, they could cause headaches for the PLA and Xi. |
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