Vietnam: Anti-China unrest targets factoriees with arson, looting

Posted on May 14, 2014 • Filed under: Asia, Civil Unrest, Vietnam

hindustantimes.com reported anti-China protesters have set more than a dozen factories on fire in Vietnam in the biggest eruption of rage against Beijing for decades over the deployment of an oil rig in contested waters.

China expressed “serious concerns” after Vietnamese workers went on the rampage Tuesday, looting goods and attacking offices in a rare outburst of public unrest in the authoritarian communist nation. Riot police were deployed after violence in the southern province of Binh Duong forced several factories to temporarily suspend operations, including a supplier for Nike and Adidas. Read Article

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