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Background Briefing: South China Sea: Is China Reasserting its 9 Dotted Line Claim? Carlyle A. Thayer July 15, 2017 Question 1: We have heard Vietnam and Repsol have suspended drilling oil in block 136-03 under pressure from China. These reports have yet to be confirmed. What is your...

Thank you man, great info as usual coming from you. Well, the SU-35 is a great aircraft, it should be a good addition to the Vietnamese air force, can't wait to get the good news of an order. The only negative about it is that the chinese also have it. Oh well. Care to comment about the recent...

First chinese official statement about the conflict at the Repsol oil site in Vietnam's Vanguard Bank area: China urges halt to oil drilling in disputed South China Sea ReutersJuly 25, 2017 FILE PHOTO: A Repsol logo at a petrol station in Bormujos near the Andalusian capital of Seville...

Vietnam is a Promising Partner for the Trump Administration East-West Center, Contributor Promoting better understanding and relations between the nations and peoples of the U.S., Asia and the Pacific. By Huong Le Thu, Visiting Fellow at Strategic and Defence Studies Center, Coral Bell School...

Well, the warning shots to the air statement is not very credible, shots to the air don't wound people. Vietnam has no reason to lie and create a conflict with Indonesia, actually, that would be the last thing that VN wants. This is obviously an intent to cover up.

Indonesian navy denies it shot and wounded four Vietnamese fishermen http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesian-navy-denies-it-shot-and-wounded-four-vietnamese-fishermen JAKARTA - The Indonesia navy has refuted claims by Hanoi that it shot and wounded four fishermen aboard a...

Vietnam says Indonesian navy shot its fishermen in disputed water By Reuters/Mai Nguyen July 24, 2017 Four Vietnamese fishermen were shot on Saturday night, two of them seriously wounded. Indonesia's navy shot and wounded four Vietnamese fishermen aboard a fishing boat in the South China...

Obviously you are the expert on this, but I wonder, if the aircraft is tasked with the extra burden of locating and attacking ground targets in a contested environment, would that be taxing the pilot quite a bit, or can be handled quite ok? The Indians are very happy with the 2 seater and they...

It appears that indeed, that may be the case. Repsol General Director confirmed that the PVN-Repsol joint venture is halting operation at Block 136-Tu Chinh, the reason given is due to safety reasons because of the weather / typhoon season. The drilling will start again in November 17 or sooner.

Alarming Escalation in the South China Sea: China Threatens Force if Vietnam Continues Oil Exploration in Spratlys A new pattern of Chinese bellicosity? By Carl Thayer July 24, 2017...

I also feel the SU-30SM is the natural follow on to the SU-30MK-2 and since VN pilots are training in India with the SU-30MK-1, there must be something planned about that I would think. Oh well, there is only so much money to go around.

Absolutely. Yes, that's what I thought too. I imagine that it will be a batch of 12 SU-35s to start. I used to hear a lot about the SU-30SM too, but now I'm not sure anymore if that one will come as a complement to the SU-35. There was some interest on the SU-34 at one point, but I think its...

Well, that's 3.9 million per tank, that sounds right, but for 4.5 million I think the T-90MS offers a lot more capability. Oh well, have to start somewhere. The 4 S-400 was already expected, but I think the article has a typo when it first said Mig-35 and later SU-35. As I understand, it should...

And lets not even talk about what the Mongols did to the chinese. Today, 2 J-10 fighter jets buzzed an American plane, good, keep going like that, when the Americans have enough...................

No worries, all bullies meet their maker eventually and the more that China acts this way, the more that everybody will see China for what it is and that will build up blowback, just a matter of time kid.

Is in the chinese nature at this time to overplay, they are doing the same with India right now. They are intoxicated with power and think they can get away with anything. Maybe it'll work for them or not, it really depends on other players. USA has been trying to get cooperation from China on...

Reports from Hanoi: VN halts drilling in its EEZ after China "threatened to attack VN bases in Spratly's." Repsol executives were told by Hanoi that China had threatened to attack Vietnamese bases in the Spratly Islands if the drilling did not stop. VN blinked. The balance of power is very...

Very good to know sister Xiao, please post any new information you find. :tup::tup::tup:

I understand, but if the chinese are going there with so many ships, Its not going to be for a friendly visit. Water festival 2017 coming up.

Beijing rig HYSY760 with escort fleet approaching Tu Chinh (near Con Dao) and intends to illegally enter Vietnamese territorial waters. CN is deploying HYSY-760 survey ship & 40 escort vessels to south Vanguard Bank (bloc 136) at southern edge of VN EEZ, where VN is drilling