The Vietnamese Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung, has issued a decree about a potential military call-up -- amid rising tensions with Beijing, over disputed territory in the South China Sea.
The decree outlines who would be exempt from the draft, if war breaks-out. Vietnam said Chinese vessels recently cut or damaged cables towed by Vietnamese ships. Beijing said the lives of Chinese fishermen were endangered after their vessels became trapped by the cables.
Hanoi conducted live fire naval drills yesterday which mainland media denounced as a show of force in defiance of Beijing.
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