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Beijing sends more oil rigs to South China Sea

Move comes as Beijing, Hanoi trade accusations over territorial dispute

Published Fri, Jun 20, 2014 · 10:00 PM
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CHINA is sending another four oil rigs to the South China Sea, state media and authorities said yesterday, as Beijing and Hanoi trade accusations over an increasingly heated territorial row.

The move marks a fresh escalation of the dispute that erupted after China deployed the giant Haiyang Shiyou 981 rig seven weeks ago into waters Hanoi claims.

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