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Chinese ships ignore Vietnam demand to withdraw

A ship, right, of Vietnam Marine Guard is seen near a ship of Chinese Coast Guard in the South China Sea, about 210 kilometres (130 miles) off shore of Vietnam on May 14, 2014. (File photo: Reuters)

HANOI/BEIJING: A Chinese research ship and five escort vessels were in Vietnam's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Friday close to gas blocks operated by Russian firms in the South China Sea, a day after Vietnam urged the ships to leave.

The Chinese vessel Xiang Yang Hong 10 began operating in Vietnam's EEZ on May 7, representing the most significant incursion since 2019, according to Ray Powell, who leads Stanford University's Project Myoushu on the South China Sea.

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