Action, Reaction: are Vietnam's growing maritime forces postured toward countering china ?

摘要

There are concerns among strategic analysts that Vietnam's build up of maritime forces is inciting further tension in the Sino-Vietnamese maritime boundary dispute in the South China Sea. Will naval conflict develop? The answer is not a simple 'yes or no! It would be prudent for the Chinese to monitor Vietnam's military procurements with a close eye, but, in the mean time there is little risk of large-scale military conflict developing over the maritime boundary dispute.