In a remarkable move, on April 28, 2020, the US Ambassador to Vietnam, Mr. Daniel Kritenbrink publicly told the Vietnamese media that the US strongly objected and condemned China’s “illegal and provocative” acts in the East Sea (South China Sea)…
In the face of strong international allegations of expansionism in the East Sea (South China Sea or SCS), and with intense urges from many countries for an independent investigation into the true origin of the coronavirus, China had to successively…
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on April 23 told Southeast Asian partners that China is taking advantage of the world being busy with the Covid-19 pandemic to promote territorial ambitions in the East Sea (South China Sea). Pompeo made…
In the face of illegal sovereignty claims and aggressive Chinese actions in the East Sea (South China Sea), public opinion in Vietnam has repeatedly raised the issue of Vietnam’s challenging China in international courts. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)…
Reuters on Wednesday reported that the APT32 hacker group supporting the Vietnamese government have sought to break into personal and the working emails of staffs from China’s Ministry of Emergency Management and the Wuhan City government to get information about…
Every time China takes hostile actions in the East Sea (South China Sea), the story of whether Vietnam should break its policy of not associating with one country in order to oppose a third country to turn to the alliance…
Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry said on April 19 that China announced the establishment of the Xisha and Nansha districts to manage the Hoang Sa (Paracels) and the Truong Sa (Spratlys) in the East Sea (South China Sea). “Vietnam has repeatedly affirmed…
The Covid-19’s strong attack on the aircraft carriers of the world military powers, France and the US, led the two countries to step up the investigation of the source of infection. According to a review released by the French military…
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted a feature of Chinese diplomacy “under the reign” of Xi Jinping – that is, aggressive, arrogant, rude features different from a hidden China along with the previous generation of modest and courteous diplomats. China has…
Vietnamese-Americans are joining “thousands of plaintiffs” in suing the Chinese government for spreading the Coronavirus and “claiming billions of dollars in compensation” for physical and financial damages. According to a record filed by the Berman Law Firm in Florida, the…
