Rather like the Russian elite who keep mysteriously falling out of buildings.

Defenestration, what was once medieval is hip again.

I never thought I'd see the day where buildings become sentient and rise up against their overlords.

Non-ironical background to the renewed China-Vietnam tensions:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Vietnam_relation...

Is this an effort to force Vietnam to route all their traffic via China? Through the Great Firewall?

If it is intentional, I would guess it’s more likely general intended to scare Vietnam into accepting island territorial claims

No, they’re trying to get to Singapore. Business in Vietnam is highly dependent on things like Facebook and Google. I was there last year, and have some friends that run businesses there.

https://vietnamembassy-usa.org/news/2001/02/vietnam-puts-reg...