Vietnam Muted Ahead of Border War Anniversary

Vietnamese media have gone silent prior to the 35th anniversary of the Sino-Vietnamese border war that once strained relations between the two neighbors. A senior editor in Vietnam, who wishes to remain anonymous, told VOA's Vietnamese service that his newspaper received confidential' instructions from a propaganda watchdog, tightly restricting coverage of the anniversary of the bloody conflict. "Many dailies have prepared materials for the commemoration of the event, which...

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