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| Vietnamese activists hold anti-China rally |
| 2012-07-09 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] More than 200 protesters took to Hanoi's streets yesterday in the second anti-China rally in the Vietnamese capital this month amid heightened territorial tensions over the South China Sea. Demonstrators said they were stopped by security forces about 100 metres away from the Chinese embassy in the city, but no arrests were made in the latest public expression of discontent over Beijing's perceived aggression in the sea. The crowd waved banners and chanted "Paracel -- Vietnam! Spratlys -- Vietnam!" during the peaceful rally, in reference to two potentially oil-rich island chains claimed by both Beijing and Hanoi. Last Sunday, smaller demonstrations were held in both Hanoi and the southern economic metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City as the maritime dispute once again flared following 11 street rallies on the issue last year. Relations between Beijing and Hanoi have soured recently, with Vietnam attracting China's ire last month after it adopted a law that places the Spratlys under Hanoi's illusory sovereignty. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 All they could spare from the Bureau of Information Disposal. |
| Posted by: Shinter Javirong9154 2012-07-09 16:45 |
| #1 200 whole people, eh? |
| Posted by: gromky 2012-07-09 15:02 |