- As tensions between China and Vietnam over the drilling of an oil rig in disputed waters of the South China Sea intensified, angry mobs in Vietnam attacked and burnt down several Chinese industries in its industrial area.
- Even Taiwanese industries, mistaken to be Chinese, were attacked. No casualties have been reported yet. 200 people have been arrested in this regard.
- China made serious representations to Hanoi over the reports and asked the authorities to bring a stop to these incidents and punish those involved.
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/vietnamese-torch-factories-amid-china-tensions/article6010364.ece
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