Vietnam adds over 2 square km of land in South China Sea, US report says

Vietnam has expanded its outposts in the South China Sea by hundreds of acres over the past year, according to a new report, as Hanoi and Beijing race to reinforce competing territorial claims through land reclamation. Vietnam has added about 534 acres (2.16 square km) of land in the Spratly Islands
ORIGINAL SOURCE →via South China Morning Post
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