Currently there is no tension between Viet Nam and Phil. We have just played tug of war, soccer, and volleyball on our island:p:
As for the Paracel islands; I can assure you that 99% of our tension/animosity toward China is because of this island chain. If China agrees to return just a few...
Nope!
Viet Nam and Phil still have unfinished business to settle as they have occupied several islands that we had already built sovereignty steles on them.
Doesn't matter, the maps of our Imperial Dynasty clearly shows Paracels & Spratly are part of Viet Nam's territory while the map of Imperial Qing clearly did not show the two island chains were part of their territory.
Now, my maternal hometown Da Nang is missing a piece (Paracel islands):(
I will not be surprised if one day Pakistan blinks and the Chinese grab some of Pakistan's territory.
We were ally up till 1974 when they robbed our Paracel Islands.....that's 5 years before we switched camp ...
The Russian's Pacific Fleet is a force to be reckoned with, my friend. They still have 1 cruiser, 5 destroyers, and 19 submarines. The combined fire power (anti-ship missiles, torpedoes) of this fleet is devastating.
This Pho Bolsa TV people is the same group of folks who 40 years ago deserted all the Paracel islands and reefs and ran for their lives when the enemy came.
If Viet Nam takes back 12 islands from 1974, then there is no longer dispute in the Paracels. China still keeps the Eastern side of the Paracels with the biggest islands of this chain. The only dispute is in the Spratlys.
Viet Nam and China should do island swap. We give you the biggest Spratly island that we hold while you give us 12 Paracel islands that you robbed from us in 1974.
The Prime Minister has allocated $200 million usd to build 4 more of this ship in 2015
Video of the PM visiting the ship
Kiểm ngư Việt Nam chuẩn bị tiếp nhận 2 tàu tuần tra hiện đại | soha.vn
According to the latest news, 122 mm, 130 mm and 152 mm artillery shells are produced locally.
Even with the Chinese buying up all the gold; gold price is still dropping. Imagine when the Chinese start to unload all the gold, price is going to drop further.
That will never happen. Territorial integrity is the numero uno priority of Vietnam. Terriorial integrity triumphs every other Vietnamese concern,..even our lives. This is why Viet Nam is looking to diversify our weapon suppliers and starting to look at non-Russian sources like Israel...
That's correct. Viet Nam has 3 noes policy regarding this dispute in the Spratlys: no negotiation, no friendship, no peace with the enemy as long as they still hold our Paracel islands.