Divide-and-conquer tactics in the S. China Sea pit one communist state against another

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China’s highest-ranked diplomat Yang Jiechi made a surprising trip to Hanoi even as the two countries are embroiled in arguably the worst confrontation since the Sino-Vietnamese War in 1979.

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi, left, meets with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Hanoi on June 18. /Reuters

The tension was triggered in early May when Beijing moved an oil rig into waters within Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.

China claims that the drilling facility, which belongs to state-owned CNOOC, is within China’s territorial waters.

The crisis remains unresolved as both countries move police and coast-guard vessels close to the oil rig.

Yang, a State Councilor and former foreign minister, held talks on Wednesday, June 18 with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh, who is also foreign minister.

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Divide-and-conquer tactics in the S. China Sea pit one communist state against another, Hanoi, Nguyen Tan Dung, Pham Binh Minh, Yang Jiechi

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