China deploys the Haiyang Shiyou 981 rig in waters claimed by Vietnam

President Barack Obama and President Trương Tấn Sang announced an overarching framework for cooperation. It included trade, security, education, human rights, and war-legacy issues. The framework...

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Vietnam’s foreign ministry publicly protested the rig’s operation, which it said was inside Vietnam’s maritime zone. The dispute involved sovereignty claims, energy resources, and the law of the...

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh called Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and demanded the rig and escort vessels leave the area. Vietnam also called for talks, combining...

China’s foreign ministry said the rig had completed work on July 15 and moved to another project near Hainan. The removal reduced an immediate flashpoint, though it did not resolve the overlapping...

The United States announced that it would permit transfers of lethal defense articles for maritime security. The change signaled closer strategic relations nearly four decades after the war, while...

Vietnam sent a statement to the tribunal in the Philippines-China arbitration, setting out its legal interests and positions on maritime entitlements. The move used international law to contest...