East Vietnamese Sea

English Etymology By analogy with en South China Sea and en West Philippine Sea, which Vietnam perceives to be biased toward territorial claims by China and the Philippines, respectively, that Vietnam disputes. Compare Vietnamese vi Biển Đông. Proper noun east Vietnamese sea 1 en Vietnam rare The sea to the east of Vietnam. en South China Sea East Sea<qq:Vietnam> West Philippine Sea<qq:Philippines> en Southeast Asia In The New International Era Clark D. Neher Avalon Publishing 2002 12 https://books.google.com/books?id=yam6AAAAIAAJ The buildup of the Chinese Navy in the South China Sea (known as the East Vietnamese Sea in Vietnam) has raised the concerns of Southeast Asian governments despite Chinese assurances that the force is entirely defensive. en The dimensions of flooding in the Mekong delta: A struggle in a changing climate Digitala Vetenskapliga Arkivet Linnaeus University 2011 24 https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:382711/FULLTEXT01.pdf#page=24 The two cities of Can Tho and Chau Doc are both placed along the river, which is one of the 9 rivers that the Mekong River consists of and they culminate in the East Vietnamese Sea. https://web.archive.org/web/20251018190506/https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:382711/FULLTEXT01.pdf 18 October 2025