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| Vietnam-China tensions: One dead in Taiwan mill protest | Vietnam-China tensions: One dead in Taiwan mill protest |
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| A Chinese worker has been killed and at least 90 other people injured as protesters attacked a steel mill in Vietnam, amid anti-China tensions over the South China Sea dispute. | |
| The incident took place at a Taiwanese-owned mill in Ha Tinh province. | The incident took place at a Taiwanese-owned mill in Ha Tinh province. |
| It came a day after protesters burnt several foreign-owned factories at an industrial park. | It came a day after protesters burnt several foreign-owned factories at an industrial park. |
| The demonstrations have been sparked by China's movement of a drilling rig into waters also claimed by Vietnam. | |
| The rig was brought into waters west of the disputed Paracel Islands earlier this month, leading to collisions between Vietnamese and Chinese ships as Vietnam sought to block the move. | The rig was brought into waters west of the disputed Paracel Islands earlier this month, leading to collisions between Vietnamese and Chinese ships as Vietnam sought to block the move. |
| Several anti-China protests have since taken place in Vietnam. Nationalist sentiment is currently running very high over the issue, correspondents say. | Several anti-China protests have since taken place in Vietnam. Nationalist sentiment is currently running very high over the issue, correspondents say. |
| On Tuesday, at least 15 foreign-owned factories were set on fire at industrial parks in Binh Duong province, and hundreds more attacked. No casualties were reported. | On Tuesday, at least 15 foreign-owned factories were set on fire at industrial parks in Binh Duong province, and hundreds more attacked. No casualties were reported. |
| One eyewitness told the BBC the protesters seemed to have targeted companies that had Chinese characters in their signs. | One eyewitness told the BBC the protesters seemed to have targeted companies that had Chinese characters in their signs. |
| Stability fears | |
| The latest incident happened overnight at a huge steel plant owned by Formosa Plastics Group. | The latest incident happened overnight at a huge steel plant owned by Formosa Plastics Group. |
| Taiwan's envoy in Vietnam said one Chinese worker was killed and 90 other people injured. | Taiwan's envoy in Vietnam said one Chinese worker was killed and 90 other people injured. |
| A local police official also confirmed this account. "One Chinese worker is dead. We are trying to identify the body," he told AFP news agency. | A local police official also confirmed this account. "One Chinese worker is dead. We are trying to identify the body," he told AFP news agency. |
| In a statement quoted by Reuters news agency, the company said its Vietnamese and Taiwanese workers were not attacked. | |
| Taiwan's envoy told AFP news agency that rioters forced Chinese workers into a corner of the factory. "The rioters have gone but we are all still concerned they might come back," he said. | |
| Doctors at Ha Tinh General Hospital told agencies several Chinese patients were being treated for injuries. | |
| On Wednesday, Vietnamese authorities said at least 200 people had been arrested over the violence at the industrial park in Binh Duong. | |
| The BBC's Nga Pham says the protests have confirmed the government's worst fear that nationalism could easily get out of hand, posing a risk not only to the business environment but also to domestic political stability. | |
| China's tourism body has urged its nationals to "carefully consider" any travel to Vietnam. | |
| China claims a U-shaped swathe of the South China Sea, including several areas that its South East Asian neighbours say belong to them. | |
| In recent years it has started to enforce these claims more assertively, leading to severely strained ties with the Philippines and Vietnam in particular. | |
| The Philippines is currently taking China to a UN court to try to resolve the issue. |