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Vietnam nears completion of militarized South China Sea outposts

Vietnam has revved up South China Sea land reclamation efforts this year, beginning construction on eight previously ...

Vietnam steps up South Reef expansion, careful not to provoke China

Vietnam has quietly accelerated land reclamation at South Reef, a once-remote coral feature in the Spratly Islands, as ...
The Diplomat

How Vietnam’s Non-Aligned Foreign Policy Helps Bolster Its Position in the South China Sea

A satellite image of Barque Canada Reef, a Vietnam-occupied feature in the Spratly Islands, taken on October 2, 2024. Vietnam now wants to complement an upgrade in military hardware with an upgrade in ...
The Diplomat

Vietnam Island Building in South China Sea Continuing At ‘Breakneck Pace’

Vietnam continues to expand and develop its outposts in the Spratly Islands at a rapid pace after a “record year of island building in 2024,” a U.S. think tank said last week. In a briefing published ...