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Could China Teach Vietnam a New Lesson?
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Could China Teach Vietnam a New Lesson?

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Jun 30, 2012
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On June 21, the Vietnamese National Assembly adopted the Vietnam Maritime Law, which was promptly criticized by China. The law sets out the legal status of Vietnam’s islands and sea and sovereignty under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which also includes the disputed Spratly and Paracel Islands. Claiming sovereignty over these…

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