Hundreds of people across Vietnam have protested against China's role in a sea dispute - the largest rallies of their kind recently in the communist country.
In the capital, Hanoi, demonstrators sang patriotic songs and held up placards opposite the Chinese embassy.
Tensions have been running high after Vietnamese ships clashed with Chinese vessels guarding an oil rig in a contested area of the South China Sea.
The protests appear to have the Vietnamese government's approval.
The country's communist authorities have broken up previous anti-China demonstrations because of fears that they may be hijacked by pro-democracy activists, says the BBC's Asia Pacific editor, Charles Scanlon.
Nevertheless, he says, Hanoi has also used the demonstrations to communicate its anger over what it sees as Beijing's aggressive infringement of Vietnamese sovereignty.The BBC's Charles Scanlon says Vietnam's authorities rarely allow such rallies, so they are a sign of the extent of the country's anger
The protesters opposite the Chinese embassy on Sunday included war veterans and students.
"This is the largest anti-Chinese demonstration I have ever seen in Hanoi," a war veteran named Dang Quang Thang told the AFP news agency.
"Our patience has limits. We are here to express the will of the Vietnamese people to defend our territory at all costs. We are ready to die to protect our nation," he is quoted as saying.
Large anti-China protests were also seen in other Vietnamese cities.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27362939
who;Hundreds of people across Vietnam
when:2014
where:vietnam
what: protested against China's role
why:a sea dispute
how:Vietnam protesters
attack China
keyword:
contested 爭議
approval 贊同
opposite 相反
demonstration 示範
territory 領土
''Large anti-China protests were also seen in other Vietnamese cities.'' This is the largest anti-Chinese demonstration and the protests appear to have the Vietnamese government's approval. People felt afraid and hopeless. I hope this event will finish soon.
回覆刪除In my opinion, it is OK for Vietnam to protest against China's role.Because everyone's patience has limits. They also has the right to defend their territory and protect their nation. But it has gone too far to protest China's role at any costs. Hoping that this can end soon.
回覆刪除I think it might be one of the massive events in China. And I think that it was able to be accepted that hundreds of people in Vietnam to protest against China's role. Of course, they also have the right to strive for what is unfair. So I support them to defend their territory to protest their nation at any costs.
回覆刪除