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Vietnamese Stage Anti-China Protest

   VOA News  June 12, 2011
   Vietnamese protesters carry a banner with a Vietnamese slogan reading,
   "Paracel islands and Spratly islands belong to Vietnam," during a
   protest demanding China to stay out of their waters following China's
   increased activities around the Spratly Islands

Photo: AP

   Vietnamese protesters carry a banner with a Vietnamese slogan reading,
   "Paracel islands and Spratly islands belong to Vietnam," during a
   protest demanding China to stay out of their waters following China's
   increased activities around the Spratly Islands and other disputed
   areas, in Hanoi, Vietnam, June 12, 2011

   Around 100 Vietnamese protested outside the Chinese embassy in Hanoi
   for the second consecutive Sunday, demanding that China stay out of
   waters claimed by Vietnam.
   The protesters were surrounded by riot police and security personnel
   and dispersed peacefully after about half an hour. The demonstrators
   were also allowed to march through the streets of the Vietnamese
   capital. Another protest took place in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly
   Saigon) in the south of the country.
   The demonstrations took place ahead of live-fire naval exercises that
   the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry said will take place Monday off the
   central coast.

   China and Vietnam are at odds over two incidents in which China
   interfered with Vietnamese vessels conducting oil exploration in
   disputed waters.
   China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan all claim
   South China Sea territories, which are thought to hold large oil and
   gas reserves.

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