China launched four days of live-fire drills on its side of the Gulf of Tonkin just days after Vietnam announced a new baseline to mark what it sees as its territory under U.N. law. Tucked up in the northwestern corner of the South China Sea, the Gulf of Tonkin lies between Vietnam and the militarized Chinese island of Hainan. Hanoi has not reacted to the drills. Our guests: Chyungly Lee National Chengchi University Institute of International Relations Professor and Research Fellow Liou To-hai National Chengchi University College of International Affairs Adjunct Distinguished ProfessorChapters00:00:00 China, Vietnam Tensions in South China Sea00:00:45 China, Vietnam Establish Maritime Baselines00:08:57 China Criticizes Vietnam’s Island construction00:16:48 Will Vietnam Grow More Dependent on China?
