China says tensions in the South China Sea (Vietnam's East Sea) are intensifying due to interference from other countries trying to make political gains.
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea (Vietnam's East Sea) top the agenda at Asia's biggest security summit, the Shangri-la Dialogue in Singapore.
The U.S. Defense Department says the intercept of an American military reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea (Vietnam's East Sea) was not conducted "in a safe and professional manner."