Some researchers previously showed objective viewpoints in their studies, but now they write articles supporting China’s illegal claims in the East Sea, said Tran Huu Thuy Giang, PhD student at the Southern Cross University, Australia.

 Indonesia has asked China to clarify its claims over the East Sea but has yet to receive a response, the Foreign Ministry said on November 12, a day after Indonesia's security chief said Jakarta could take Beijing to court over an island dispute.

On the occasion of PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to India, VietNamNet talks with Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (India) about the new policy of Indian PM Narendra Modi, India's role in resolving disputes in the East Sea.

Exploitation of seabed oil and gas resources is one of several major contentious issues complicating the tense East Sea situation, a retired US diplomat said at an international conference held at Ton Duc Thang University in HCMC over the weekend.

Aside from Vietnam, China has maritime disputes with Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, Brunei and Malaysia in the East Sea. To further understand China's ambition and plot, VietNamNet give you a panorama of the dispute between China and Philippines. 

 International public opinion share the view that the escalating tension in the East Sea can not be ignored.