A Chinese state-run oil company’s offer of tenders to foreign partners for nine oil blocks in the South China Sea has triggered a protest from Vietnam, amid rising tensions between China and several of its neighbours over the disputed region.
Vietnam, which had earlier angered China by entering into joint exploration projects with India and Russia, described the offer from the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) as “illegal”.
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