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
Hanoi is copying the Beijing playbook by turning islets and reefs into military bases
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Vietnam builds islands and military bases to counter threat from China

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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…

Satellite images show Hanoi reclaiming land and building military facilities such as airstrips on contested Spratly Island reefs,…

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

Vietnam has quietly accelerated land reclamation at South Reef, a once-remote coral feature in the Spratly Islands, as Chinese…

Vietnam’s actions in South China Sea unlikely to change strategic balance, but could prompt Beijing to fortify defences, experts…

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