U.S. Sides With Vietnam in Maritime Dispute With China
State Department warns Chinese to end 'bullying' toward oil and gas search
Bill Gertz - July 24, 2019 5:00 AM
The State Department has warned China to halt "bullying" in the South China Sea as part of a dispute with Vietnam over oil and gas exploration in the disputed waterway.
In a blunt statement issued Saturday, department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said China was interfering with Vietnam's "long-standing" exploration and production of undersea energy resources.
"China's repeated provocative actions aimed at the offshore oil and gas development of other claimant states threaten regional energy security and undermine the free and open Indo-Pacific energy market," Ortagus said.
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/u-s-sides-with-vietnam-in-maritime-dispute-with-china/
