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Frequent tricks from Vietnam intensify South China Sea disputes

China has said it will not resort to the use of force to resolve maritime border disputes in the South China Sea.

Vietnam poses strong in military actions

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Vietnam staged live-fire drills in the South China Sea on Monday amid rising tensions with China

In an apparent message to China that Vietnam is willing to stand its ground, the Vietnamese government issued a decree earlier specifying which people would be exempt from military service during a time of war.

The decree lists eight examples where Vietnamese citizens would not be obliged to join a military call-up. They include people holding senior positions in state organisations and those providing essential services such as lighthouse operators.

The BBC's South East Asia correspondent Rachel Harvey says the significance lies not in the exemptions themselves but in the timing of the decree.

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The news comes a day after the Vietnamese navy conducted exercises it described as routine, but which at least one Chinese newspaper interpreted as a deliberate show of force.

Vietnam is engaged in a renewed row with China over sovereignty of two groups of islands in the South China Sea; the Spratly and Paracel islands.

Tensions have escalated following two separate confrontations involving Vietnamese and Chinese boats in recent weeks.

In a thinly veiled reference to Hanoi, Mr Hong implied Vietnam was to blame for the recent row.

"Some country took unilateral actions to impair China's sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, and released groundless and irresponsible remarks with the attempt to expand and complicate the issue of the South China Seas," Mr Hong said.

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"This is where the problem lies."

The US has also expressed concern about China's rising naval ambitions in the region.

On Sunday, the Japan-based carrier USS George Washington left port for deployment in the region, which is almost certain to include the South China Sea.

Vietnam-US joint dirll could increase tensions

Vietnam will hold joint naval drills with the US next month - a move which could further stoke tensions over the South China Sea.

Confirmation of the exercises came as Hanoi pushed ahead with a live-fire exercise off its central coast last night and Chinese analysts denounced Vietnam's actions as a show of force defying Beijing.

US Seventh Fleet officials confirmed a US destroyer would head to Da Nang next month for a search and rescue exercise as part of a pattern of annual drills with regional allies and partners in recent months that have included Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. At the end of this month, two US destroyers and a salvage vessel will drill with the Philippine navy off Palawan - the closest Philippine island to the sea's disputed Spratly archipelago - as part of the effort.

The Japan-based carrier USS George Washington, meanwhile, left its homeport of Yokosuka on Sunday for deployment through the region that is almost certain to include the South China Sea - another move which will be closely observed in Beijing. The central government has repeatedly called for an end to US surveillance off its coasts.

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Fleet spokesman, Commander Jeff Davis, said the moves had long been scheduled and were not a reaction to tensions over the sea in recent weeks. However, he added: "Obviously we always watch the South China Sea carefully. We certainly hope that the disputes can be resolved diplomatically."

The drill with Vietnam - one of the first between the former enemies as part of a rapidly evolving strategic relationship - is officially classed as an "enhanced naval engagement" rather than an exercise but will nonetheless face close scrutiny.

Meanwhile, Ji Qiufeng , a professor at Nanjing University's school of foreign relations, told China's Global Times newspaper that Vietnam was testing China's bottom line. "In response, Beijing needs to make it clear to Vietnam that any challenge to China's sovereignty over the South China Sea cannot succeed," Ji said, noting both sides should avoid further escalations.

Hanoi has twice accused Chinese ships of cutting or damaging cables towed by Vietnamese oil ships surveying its southern waters. While repeatedly condemning Hanoi for infringing its sovereignty and demanding an end to exploration, Beijing denied the latest incident last Thursday. Instead, Foreign Ministry officials said its fishing boats were chased by armed Vietnamese ships and one became ensnared in a Vietnamese survey ship, which it insisted was operating illegally.

The Vietnamese navy fired weapons during two phases yesterday, totalling about nine hours, near Hon Ong island, some 40 kilometres from Da Nang.

Dr David Koh, a Vietnam analyst from the Institute of South East Asian Studies in Singapore, said the exercise had raised temperatures.

"But I do not think there is much of a choice right now," Koh said, saying that he ultimately foresaw a "showdown on the seas". (BBC/SCMP)

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