When the billion-dollar oil rig was first deployed, it was seen by Vietnam as a brazen attempt by China to stake out its claims in the South China Sea. Hanoi reacted by sending boats to disrupt the drilling operations leading to clashes at sea. _______________________________________ The ministry added the oil and gas had been discovered. Only after the data had been assessed, it said, will China decide its next move. 这个价值十亿美元的石油钻井平台在建立之初就被越南视为中国企图强行对南中国海宣誓主权.作为回应,河内派遣船只扰乱钻井作业,导致海上冲突.________________________________并近一步称已在该地区发现石油和天然气.中国外交部表示中国将会在完成数据评估后决定下一步行动.
