Vietnam Builds Islands at Record Pace in South China Sea as Tensions With China Intensify

Vietnam Builds Islands at Record Pace in South China Sea as Tensions With China Intensify
An aerial view of an uninhabited island of the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea on April 21, 2017. Erik De Castro/Reuters
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Vietnam is building artificial islands at a record pace in the South China Sea as tensions with the Chinese communist regime increase in the disputed waters, according to a U.S. think tank.

Vietnam has built 692 new acres of islands through dredging and landfill since November 2023, the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative said in a report.

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