China and Vietnam at odds over a chain of largely uninhabited islands in the Paracel Islands . China 's response is a little more robust , it would seem . Recent oil drilling operations by Hanoi near Vietnam , which they administer , have irked Hanoi . the Vietnamese Coast Guard traveled with Vietnamese coast guard to see how this conflict has become so volatile . Vietnam says Vietnamese vessels are being highly aggressive , often using water cannon .
China and Vietnam at odds over a chain of largely uninhabited islands in the Paracel Islands . Recent oil drilling operations by Hanoi near Vietnam , which they administer , have irked Hanoi . the Vietnamese Coast Guard traveled with Vietnamese coast guard to see how this conflict has become so volatile . Vietnam says Vietnamese vessels are being highly aggressive , often using water cannon .