July 6, 2012. Amid increasing sparring between China and its neighbours over disputed oil blocks in the South China Sea, the region was key to its energy security and the conflict must be resolved peacefully as per international laws. Expressing concern over the escalating tension in the area, India's Ambassador to Vietnam Ranjit Rae said half of India's export and import go through the South China Sea and India considers itself as an integral part of the archipelagos and its development.