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As China continues to transform disputed territory in the South China Sea into features capable of sustaining air and naval bases, Vietnam is also upgrading areas it occupies. Images taken by DigitalGlobe satellites in September show new facilities—including a possible dry dock on West London Reef in the Spratly Island chain, around 680 kilometers (422 miles) southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, that would allow boats to stop for maintenance and patrol for longer periods. While the work is vastly outweighed by what China is doing, it suggests Hanoi wants to hold its ground over the contested waterway, even if it risks upsetting Beijing.
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Vietnam upgrades areas in disputed sea. (2017, December 19). Manila Standard, pp. A1, A2.
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Disputes; Territorial waters; Military operations; Port installations; Lighthouses; United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea; Law of the sea; International law; Land reclamation; Fishing grounds; Defence craft; Exclusive economic zone; DigitalGlobe; Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI); Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS); Duterte, Rodrigo; Vuving, Alexander; Hayton, Bill; Le, Ke Lam; Aquino, Benigno III; Widodo, Joko
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