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"text": "While I was in Hanoi, in summer 2011, the Viet Nam News reported that “Viet Nam has affirmed its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos and protested China’s recent actions concerning the two island groups.” China Mobile (a private corporation) had evidently extended mobile service coverage to include the islands.",
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