Vietnam mobs set fire to foreign factories in anti-China protest

[Bosonic]

Source: Reuters

Thousands of Vietnamese set fire to factories and rampaged in industrial zones in the south of the country after protests against Chinese oil drilling in a part of the South China Sea claimed by Vietnam, officials said on Wednesday.

The brunt appears to have been borne by Taiwanese companies in the zones in Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces as rioters mistook the firms to be Chinese-owned. Vietnamese officials gave few details, but said gates to factories were smashed and windows were broken. Police said they were investigating.

A Singapore foreign ministry spokesman said the premises of a number of foreign companies were broken into and set on fire in the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIP) I and II in Binh Duong. The spokesman said the Singapore government had asked Vietnam to immediately restore law and order, but gave no other details.

"About 19,000 workers were demonstrating against China's violation of Vietnam's territorial waters," Tran Van Nam, vice chairman of the Binh Duong People's Committee, told local reporters in the province.

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[KurtNYC]

1. Factories for Kohl's and WalMart were shut down

Vietnam is one country where companies go now to find labor cheaper than China. It has been increasingly popular as a place to build factories that make cheap plastic crap, clothing and fluorescent lighting as China has gotten more expensive.

[AngryAmish]

2. Vietnamese people generally hate the Chinese.

Americans are treated well. Japanese and Chinese are despised. Wonder if they are going to have another war. China is in much better shape nowadays.

[Jesus Malverde]

4. Whats curious about that is the chinese

were turning the who area from da nang down to hoi ann into their version of Miami Beach.

Those condos are gonna be hurting.

[seveneyes]

3. rioters mistook the firms to be Chinese-owned

Mob rule is a dead end. There are much better ways to help your country prosper.