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2014 Vietnam anti-China protest
Part of Hai Yang Shi You 981 standoff
Vietnamese protesters in Hanoi, 11 May 2014
Date10 May–15 July 2014
Location
22 Vietnamese provinces, notably in Bình Dương, Cần Thơ, Đồng Nai, Hà Tĩnh, Hải Phòng, Hà Nội, Hồ Chí Minh, Thái Bình
PRC provinces: Haikou, Sanya and other Chinese cities closer to Vietnam.
Overseas in major cities with large Vietnamese communities, including:
Australia: Melbourne
Canada: Montreal, Toronto
Italy: Milan, Rome
France: Paris
Germany: Berlin, Frankfurt
Japan: Tokyo
Poland: Warsaw[1]
USA: Los Angeles, Houston, Orange County, San Diego, San Jose, Washington D.C.
UK: London
Hong Kong: Hong Kong
Caused byChina deployed an oil rig in a disputed section between the two countries
MethodsWorldwide protests, riots in various locations in Vietnam
Resulted inChina had to withdraw the rig after Typhoon Rammasun
Parties

Government of Vietnam (after 15 May)

Lead figures

No centralized leader

2014 Vietnam anti-China protest (Vietnamese: Biểu tình phản đối Trung Quốc tại Việt Nam 2014) was a series of anti-China protests followed by unrest and riots across Vietnam in May 2014, in response to China deploying an oil rig in a disputed region of the South China Sea.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Although the PRC oil rig was used as the rallying event, several of the early organizers are claimed to have stated that they organized the protests to complain about government repression of free speech and government collaboration with China, and that using the oil rig as the stated cause of the protests was done in an attempt to prevent governmental backlash.[11]

In Bình Dương Province, the province most heavily affected by the protests, only 14 of the 351 factories that were damaged, looted, or destroyed were owned by Chinese corporations.[12]

Background

Further information: Territorial disputes in the South China Sea and Haiyang Shiyou 981 standoff

Timeline

Binh Duong-Dong Nai riots

Both Bình Dương and Đồng Nai provinces are highly industrialized and have a dense concentration of foreign-invested industrial parks. Anti-China demonstrations here quickly developed into a full-scale worker riot, where factories were looted, smashed, or burnt. Swarms of rioters on motorbikes mistakenly targeted South Korean, Taiwanese, Japanese, and Singaporean businesses as Chinese and vandalized them.

Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Mill riot

Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Company and associated port facilities in Vung Ang, Hà Tĩnh Province in central Vietnam, 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Hanoi, are operated by the Taiwanese conglomerate Formosa Plastics Group, one of the largest foreign investors in Vietnam. The complex employs more than 2,600 foreign workers, among whom more than 1,500 are Chinese nationals. Friction arose between locals and foreign workers, and clashes broke out sporadically. [28] In 2013, a Taiwanese accountant was stabbed to death in one such clash. [29]

On May 11, a 1,000-strong group of workers and locals formed an anti-China parade that turned into a riot. The mob stormed the steel mill, lit fires at the furnace and several buildings, and hunted down the Chinese workers. At least one Chinese worker was killed, and 90 were injured. [30]

Reactions

Initially, Hanoi lauded the "patriotic" displays by its citizens, but reversed after the violence turned violent citing "the country's image being stained as a safe destination for sorely needed foreign investment". After hundreds of people were arrested in the following crackdown the Vietnamese prime minister, Nguyễn Tấn Dũng stated "The Vietnamese government has [...] contained the acts of law infringement and [will] strictly punish violators in accordance with the law As a result, the situation has become totally stable. The enterprises' business and production have come back to normal," he added.[31]

After the sentencing of two men to prison, the Chinese government called for further investigation, strict punishment, and compensation. The Vietnamese government said it would assist riot-hit companies with tax breaks, rent waivers, and lines of credit.[23]

Casualties

On May 21, the Chinese foreign ministry confirmed that four people were killed and more than 100 others injured in the violence a week before.[33][31]

Hà Tĩnh

On May 15, Reuters reported that about 100 people in Hà Tĩnh Province were injured and sent to the hospital due to the violence on the night of the 14th. A doctor told reporters that in central Hà Tĩnh that five Vietnamese workers and 16 other people described as Chinese were killed on Wednesday night in rioting.[34]

Central News Agency (Republic of China) confirmed that clash between Chinese and Vietnamese workers and locals at the Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Mill had resulted in the death of Chinese worker.[35]

Bình Dương

On May 15, a dead body was found in a burnt down Taiwanese factory and confirmed as being a Chinese member of the staff.[35]

See also

References

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  14. ^ "Hơn 1.000 người bị bắt trong cuộc biểu tình quá khích". VnExpress. 2014-05-20.
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  28. ^ "Tuổi Trẻ Online – Việc làm Online". Archived from the original on 2013-10-25. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  29. ^ "Ra ngõ gặp… người Trung Quốc! – Kinh doanh – Dân trí".
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  31. ^ a b "Vietnam detains hundreds after riots targeting Chinese businesses" The Guardian, May 22, 2014
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  34. ^ "Up to 21 dead, doctor says, as anti-China riots spread in Vietnam". Reuters. 2014-05-15.
  35. ^ a b 越南反華暴動 台廠2陸幹死亡 (in Chinese). 中央社. 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
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