Rumours and Threats of Wars:
Matthew 24:6-8 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.
Mark 13:7-8 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
Rumours and Threats of Wars: South China Sea: Vietnam orders ‘immediate withdrawal’ of Chinese ships as tensions soar. South China Sea ‘on verge of collapse’ warns expert. Video
TENSIONS continue to soar in South China Sea after Vietnam extended its drilling operation and called for the “immediate withdrawal” of Chinese vessels from the disputed waters.
By LUKE HAWKER PUBLISHED: 17:58, Fri, Jul 26, 2019 | UPDATED: 19:17, Fri, Jul 26, 2019 Express.co.uk
Hanoi has pressed ahead its work on an oil rig on the Vanguard bank, despite an increased military presence by Beijing in the Taiwan strait. The Russian-backed project using a Hakuryu-5 rig – is on a mission to look for oil and gas in the region. The joint-operation by the Kremlin’s oil company, Rosneft, started work in the South China Sea in May and according to the Southern Vietnam Maritime Safety Assurance Corporation, it will continue until September 15.
The Maritime company also urged other vessels to stay away from the area.
Vietnam foreign ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said: “Vietnam has had several appropriate diplomatic exchanges requesting immediate withdrawal from Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.
“Vietnam resolutely and persistently protects our sovereign rights by peaceful means on the basis of international laws”.
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China has sought to play down its presence in the strait and called on Hanoi to find a resolution.
Beijing’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said: “China has already expressed its stance and is keeping in touch with the Vietnamese side.
“We call on Vietnam to properly handle the incident.”
Meanwhile, Collin Koh – an expert in the region has insisted Hanoi is “not going to back down”.
The research fellow at the University in Singapore, said: “But the most important signal Vietnam wants to send is definitely it’s not going to back down.
“Ever since the Repsol episode, Hanoi has resolved not to back down any more lest Beijing continues to hamper legitimate Vietnamese energy work in its own exclusive economic zone.”
The South China Sea is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.
An estimated £3.95trillion worth of goods passes through it each year.
In recent months, China has flexed its control over the area and has been seen aggressively building and militarising artificial islands.