Anti-China riots turn deadly in Vietnam

At least 20 people killed in riots targeting foreign-owned factories amid territorial dispute with neighbouring China.

Riots and protests at foreign-owned factories in Vietnam have left at least five Vietnamese and another 16 people – described as Chinese – dead.

It is the latest unrest since China deployed an oil rig into a disputed territory in the South China Sea.

Al Jazeera’s Erica Wood explains.

Source: Al Jazeera

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