The United States on Monday warned China not to take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to exert itself in the South China Sea after Vietnam ...
An aerial view of Qilianyu islands in the Paracel chain, which China considers part of Hainan province, as seen in August 2018. WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday warned China not to take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to exert itself in the South China Sea after Vietnam said Beijing sank a trawler.
Vietnam said last week that it lodged a protest with Beijing after the Chinese Coast Guard"hindered, rammed and sunk" a Vietnamese boat with eight fishermen on board near the Paracel Islands. The United States, which has a growing relationship with Vietnam, has challenged China's claims in the South China Sea - one of the world's busiest waterways and also home to bountiful energy reserves.
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