Vietnam gets a taste of Chinese aggression

Vietnam and China oil clashes intensify

May 27 2011
By Ben Bland in Hanoi and Kathrin Hille in Beijing
Financial Times

Chinese boat (circled in red) chasing Viet boats

Tensions between China and Vietnam escalated over the weekend as each nation accused the other of violating its sovereignty in the oil-rich South China Sea.

PetroVietnam, the state-owned oil and gas monopoly, said on Sunday that China had sabotaged Vietnamese oil exploration vessels, the latest accusation between the countries over the disputed waters.