![]() ![]() “But we know we must be ready for the worst.” “We don’t want to have a conflict with China and we must put faith in our policy of diplomacy,” one senior Vietnamese government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Reuters. ![]() The likely flashpoint this time is in the South China Sea, where they have rival claims in the Spratly and Paracel archipelagos. The two countries fought a bloody border war in 1979. Key units have been placed on “high combat readiness” - an alert posture to fend off a sudden attack - including its elite Division 308, which guards the mountainous north. Vietnam’s strategy has moved beyond contingency planning. The ruling Communist Party’s goal is to deter its giant northern neighbour as tensions rise over the disputed South China Sea, and if that fails, to be able to defend itself on all fronts, senior officers and people close to them told Reuters. ![]()
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