The situation surrounding China’s decision to send an oil rig into waters disputed with Vietnam is growing unpredictable, a Vietnamese legislator said Tuesday. Members of the Vietnamese National Assembly met Tuesday in Hanoi to discuss National Offshore Oil Corp. to deploy rig HD-981 about 120 miles off the coast of Vietnam. National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung said the situation in the South China Sea was getting complicated. “China’s recent deployment of a giant oil rig and its protective armada in Vietnam’s [exclusive economic zone] seriously violates Vietnam’s territorial sovereignty,” he said . A government report submitted Tuesday to the assembly says Vietnam reserves the right to maintain a posture of self-defense in the event the situation escalates. China says it’s operating within its territorial waters. The U.S. government has weighed in , saying it has no stance on claims to the South China […]