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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.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
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| 2014 Vietnam anti-China protest | ||||
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| Part of Hai Yang Shi You 981 standoff | ||||
Vietnamese protesters in Hanoi, 11 May 2014 | ||||
| Date | 10 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 by | China deployed an oil rig in a disputed section between the two countries | |||
| Methods | Worldwide protests, riots in various locations in Vietnam | |||
| Resulted in | China had to withdraw the rig after Typhoon Rammasun | |||
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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.[9]
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.[10]
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 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. [26] In 2013, a Taiwanese accountant was stabbed to death in one such clash. [27]
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. [28]
Initially, Hanoi lauded the "patriotic" displays by its citizens, but reversed their statements after the protests turned into violent riots 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.[29]
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.[21]
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.[31][29]
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.[32]
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.[33]
On May 15, a dead body was found in a burnt down Taiwanese factory and confirmed as being a Chinese member of the staff.[33]
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