Vietnam’s Turn Ready for War, the South China Sea Heats Up

HANOI – Vietnam declares ready for war to defend the territory it claims in South China Sea . Hanoi’s reaction appeared when China deployed missile-armed ships and the Philippines deployed military aircraft.

As Beijing’s fishing “militia” ships marched into the Spratly Islands and Manila dispatched surveillance planes to monitor, Hanoi assigned one of its warships to conduct combat drills nearby.

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Modern Quang Trung anti-submarine frigate and helicopters on-boardshow of capability in front of many Chinese military installations.

Vietnam also claims historical ownership of these strategic fishing grounds.

“The activities of Chinese ships … seriously violate Vietnam’s sovereignty”, said Vietnam’s Foreign Ministry. One of the ships cutters The Hanoi Coast Guard is moored at Whitsun Reef, monitoring the roughly 220 hordes of Chinese “militia” boats active there.

“On the Spratly Islands, battle preparation is at its highest,” read the station broadcast Vietnam Television.

Meanwhile, China has deployed several Type 022 fast attack ships to the region. One of these missile-armed Navy ships on Thursday forced a Philippine charter boat carrying media away from contested areas.

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