The risk of armed confrontation is low but growing.
- ICG
Hanoi should redouble efforts to build confidence, starting with less sensitive issues, and to establish an effective Code of Conduct.
Principal Findings
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Amid China’s increasing assertiveness in the South China Sea, and the deepening involvement of the United States and its allies, Vietnam is navigating a steadily thornier set of policy challenges.
As the disputes intensify, the risk of armed conflict in the Sea is growing…