Widespread anti-China protests in Vietnam

China protests held in an industrial area in South Vietnam when the dispute between the two countries on the South China Sea territorial strengthened .

The report mentions a number of plants have been burned and looted , but it is not clear how much.

The protests started on Monday ( 12 / 05 ) night and getting spread to a number of areas on Tuesday ( 13 / 05 ) .

Vietnam activists held a demonstration to the Chinese embassy in Hanoi on Sunday ( 11 / 05 ) and Tuesday ( 13 / 05 ) .


The protest came after China put a drilling tool as part of a plan to build an oil refinery in the area within 120 nautical miles of the coast of Vietnam .

Region close to the disputed Paracel Islands still China and Vietnam .

China's actions triggered protests from the Vietnamese government , which requested that the drilling tool immediately pulled back .

Last week , the incidence of the two state -owned , Vietnam amid calls to block the installation of the drilling tool .

Previously , the ' provocative ' .

In a phone conversation , Secretary of State John Kerry told the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that the U.S. has " great concern " to the developments in the South China Sea area .

On the other hand , Wang urged Kerry to be more objective look at the issue , as stated by a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry .

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