HANOI: A fleet of Chinese ships has left Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone in the South China (West Philippine) Sea, Hanoi said Thursday, ending a tense month-long stand off in the resource-rich waterway claimed by both sides and others.

A Chinese survey vessel and several accompanying ships entered the waters around the Spratly Islands early last month, drawing ire from Hanoi, the United States and the European Union over Chinese increasing aggression in the resource-rich seas.

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