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A Vietnamese navy ship (L) near Chinese navy ships at a military port in Zhanjiang, in China's southern Guangdong province as part of a China-ASEAN joint maritime exercise on 22 October, 2018, to ease tensions in the South China Sea. (Photo: STR/ AFP)

A Vietnamese navy ship (L) near Chinese navy ships at a military port in Zhanjiang, in China’s southern Guangdong province as part of a China-ASEAN joint maritime exercise on 22 October, 2018, to ease tensions in the South China Sea. (Photo: STR/ AFP)