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| Vietnam riots: China ships to evacuate workers | Vietnam riots: China ships to evacuate workers |
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| China is sending five ships to evacuate Chinese nationals from Vietnam following a wave of anti-Chinese riots. | China is sending five ships to evacuate Chinese nationals from Vietnam following a wave of anti-Chinese riots. |
| The Chinese government has already evacuated more than 3,000 people, Chinese state-run media report. | The Chinese government has already evacuated more than 3,000 people, Chinese state-run media report. |
| The first ship set sail on Sunday, while 16 critically injured Chinese nationals left Vietnam on a chartered flight, Xinhua news agency said. | The first ship set sail on Sunday, while 16 critically injured Chinese nationals left Vietnam on a chartered flight, Xinhua news agency said. |
| Two Chinese workers have been killed and dozens more injured in unrest over a Chinese oil rig in disputed waters. | Two Chinese workers have been killed and dozens more injured in unrest over a Chinese oil rig in disputed waters. |
| On Saturday the Vietnamese government called for an end to the protests. | On Saturday the Vietnamese government called for an end to the protests. |
| Officials said "illegal acts" would be stopped as they could damage national stability. | Officials said "illegal acts" would be stopped as they could damage national stability. |
| However, dissident groups have urged people to rally again in major cities on Sunday and the authorities broke up some anti-China protests in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. | However, dissident groups have urged people to rally again in major cities on Sunday and the authorities broke up some anti-China protests in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. |
| In recent days crowds have set fire to at least 15 foreign-owned factories - including Chinese, Taiwanese and South Korean businesses - in several Vietnamese industrial parks. | In recent days crowds have set fire to at least 15 foreign-owned factories - including Chinese, Taiwanese and South Korean businesses - in several Vietnamese industrial parks. |
| 'Dissatisfied' | 'Dissatisfied' |
| Correspondents say the attacks appear to have worried authorities, as Hanoi depends heavily on foreign investment for economic growth. | Correspondents say the attacks appear to have worried authorities, as Hanoi depends heavily on foreign investment for economic growth. |
| However, China has urged authorities to take tougher measures to punish rioters. | However, China has urged authorities to take tougher measures to punish rioters. |
| "We are strongly dissatisfied by the Vietnamese side failure to respond effectively to curb an escalation," Xinhua quoted security chief Guo Shengkun as saying on Saturday. | "We are strongly dissatisfied by the Vietnamese side failure to respond effectively to curb an escalation," Xinhua quoted security chief Guo Shengkun as saying on Saturday. |
| The protests have been triggered by China's decision to move its Haiyang Shiyou 981 oil rig into contested waters in the South China Sea. | The protests have been triggered by China's decision to move its Haiyang Shiyou 981 oil rig into contested waters in the South China Sea. |
| This led to confrontations between Vietnamese and Chinese ships earlier this month, as Vietnam sought to block the move. | This led to confrontations between Vietnamese and Chinese ships earlier this month, as Vietnam sought to block the move. |
| China insists it will continue drilling in the area, west of the Paracel Islands - which are controlled by China but also claimed by Vietnam, and Taiwan. | China insists it will continue drilling in the area, west of the Paracel Islands - which are controlled by China but also claimed by Vietnam, and Taiwan. |
| Nationalist sentiment is currently running very high in Vietnam over the issue, correspondents say. | Nationalist sentiment is currently running very high in Vietnam over the issue, correspondents say. |
| Many of those evacuated are workers employed at Chinese-owned factories or construction projects in Vietnam, says the BBC's Damian Grammaticas in Beijing. | Many of those evacuated are workers employed at Chinese-owned factories or construction projects in Vietnam, says the BBC's Damian Grammaticas in Beijing. |