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Vietnam criticized on Thursday the recent conduct in the South China Sea of a Chinese research ship and the Philippine Coast Guard, accusing its neighbors of separate actions that were violating its sovereign rights.
Tensions are currently high in contested parts of the South China Sea, one of the world’s most important trade routes and a conduit for more than $3 trillion of annual shipborne commerce.
Chinese and Vietnamese vessels confronted each other in recent days on multiple occasions as a Chinese research ship moved within Hanoi’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which experts said was likely a survey.
