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Vietnam Gambles on $4 Billion Port to Check China's Naval Power

Vietnam Gambles on $4 Billion Port to Check China's Naval Power. The project in the south comes as concerns mount over Beijing’s influence in Cambodia, and its increasingly dominant position in the South China Sea.

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Vietnam Gambles on $4 Billion Port to Check China's Naval Power. The project in the south comes as concerns mount over Beijing’s influence in Cambodia, and its increasingly dominant position in the South China Sea.

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Vietnam Gambles on $4 Billion Port to Check China's Naval Power.Supported · Medium-high confidence
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Operational intent is unclear.Public rhetoric may be coercive messaging rather than evidence of a specific near-term action.
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Vietnam Gambles on $4 Billion Port to Check China's Naval Power.
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