Vietnam builds runway on disputed island to counter China threat

Hanoi is copying the Beijing playbook by turning islets and reefs into military bases

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Hanoi is copying the Beijing playbook by turning islets and reefs into military bases

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Vietnam is fighting against Beijing's supremacy in the South China Sea by building its own islands and military bases in the…

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Hanoi has sped up island-building on multiple reefs in the contested South China Sea archipelago, US think tank says.

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