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And this is not nearly the only conflict in the area, though maybe the most historically loaded one. The US is also bound by treaty to defend Vietnam, on which
by gurkendoktor 14y ago
And this is not nearly the only conflict in the area, though maybe the most historically loaded one. The US is also bound by treaty to defend Vietnam, on which the PRC has opened fire a few times already...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spratly_Islands#Military_conflict_and_diplomatic_dialogues http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spratly_Islands#Military_confli...
- lucasjans 14y agoI must be missing something, I don't see how that Wikipedia article says the US is bound by treaty defend Vietnam's claims the islands in the same manner the US is bound to defend Japan. Can you clarify? Living in Vietnam, I'm very curious about the subject
- gurkendoktor 14y agoSorry, I got it mixed up with the US-Philippines Mutual Defence Treaty (as the Philippines are also involved in the conflict). Which, as I found while googling, has been ... umm ... cancelled by the US already? http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/14118/us-not-coming-to-ph-aid-vs-china http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/14118/us-not-coming-to-ph-aid-v... Same as for the Taiwan treaty I guess, the US would be insane to help the re-elected KMT government. I take it back, it's only Japan that would drag the US in.