Vietnam adds over 2 square km of land in South China Sea, US report says

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Vietnam has expanded its outposts in the South China Sea by hundreds of acres over the past year amid competing territorial claims with Beijing.

Vietnam has expanded its outposts in the South China Sea by hundreds of acres over the past year, according to a new report, as Hanoi and Beijing race to reinforce competing territorial claims through land reclamation. Vietnam has added about 534 acres (2.16 square km) of land in the Spratly Islands, bringing its total reclaimed area to roughly 2,771 acres (11.2 square km), according to the Washington-based Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative. While Hanoi had appeared to be narrowing the gap...

Topics covered

• Vietnam
• South China Sea
• territorial claims
• land reclamation
• Spratly Islands
• Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

Keywords

• Vietnam
• South China Sea
• land reclamation
• Spratly Islands
• territorial claims
• Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

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Organizations: Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

Places: Vietnam, South China Sea, Beijing, Spratly Islands, Hanoi, Washington

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