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Vietnam Gives Noncommittal Response to US Patrol in S. China Sea

Two days after the United States sailed a warship within the 12-nautical-mile zone of man-made islands in the hotly disputed waters of the South China Sea, Vietnam has given a noncommittal response to the incident. While most nations in the region responded quickly to the event, Vietnam stayed silent until Thursday, when a foreign ministry spokesman in Hanoi was asked a question about the incident. Without directly criticizing China or the U.S., spokesman Le Hai Binh told reporters...

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