This is clearly not a timber or fishing business issue. It is a symbolic political gesture that we are united and angry-hostile Vietnam are not in it. This of course, will also safeguard the river for our trades.
Looks like a huge "so-called" Vietnam influence failure here. Would love to see how the "so-called" wannabe leader of ASEAN can sort out its mess with its neighbours and spread its "dominance" and "influence" in ASEAN. What we have here as we speak are:
1)America returning.
2)China and your closer neighbours standing together.
3)Your distanced neighbours weary of your intentions and is buying weapons from Russia and China to defend themselves.
Looks like Vietnam might just become another North Korea