CHINA-VIETNAM: ANTI-CHINA PROTESTS

Anti-China protests erupted throughout Vietnam on June 11 and more than 100 people were arrested late on June 10 after demonstrators stormed a provincial government building east of Ho Chi Minh City, the local news media reported. Many Vietnamese resented a measure that would allow the leasing of land to foreigners for 99 years in three special economic zones. The government, which was scheduled to adopt the measure this week, said it would delay action until later this year. Hundreds of protesters carrying signs and banners took to the streets in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and several other cities over the weekend. In November, a 22-year-old blogger, Nguyen Van Hoa, was sentenced to seven years in prison for producing videos and writing about the protests.





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