China Rig Returns to Disputed South China Sea

摘要

In a move that could reignite tensions between China and Vietnam, Beijing has launched a new round of deepwater exploration closer to Vietnam's coastline in the disputed South China Sea. China's Maritime Safety Administration (MSA) announced late last week that the oil rig at the center of last year's row with Hanoi, Hai Yang Shi You 981, had been moved to the region (IOD Apr.10'15).