Vietnam has yet again condemned China after the latter completed a runway for military aircraft on an island in the East Sea (the Vietnamese term for the South China Sea) over which Hanoi claims sovereignty.
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“The relatively low level of intensity of tension created by the construction, in comparison to the oil rig deployment in May (a high-intensity strategy) makes it more difficult for the international community to respond,” said Yun Sun, a China security policy expert with the Stimson Center, a Washington-based think tank.
“But they are both components to China’s larger strategy to enhance its claims and presence in the region.”
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