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HANOI, Vietnam — A Vietnamese woman died on Friday after setting herself on fire in downtown Ho Chi Minh City to protest China’s positioning of an oil rig in waters claimed by Vietnam, the state news media reported. HANOI, Vietnam — A Vietnamese woman died on Friday after setting herself on fire in downtown Ho Chi Minh City to protest China’s positioning of an oil rig in waters claimed by Vietnam, the state news media reported.
The woman, 67, set herself on fire in front of Reunification Palace around 6 a.m., the newspaper Thanh Nien reported.The woman, 67, set herself on fire in front of Reunification Palace around 6 a.m., the newspaper Thanh Nien reported.
The paper quoted a top city official, Le Truong Hai Hieu, as saying that the police recovered seven handwritten banners that read “Demand unity to smash the Chinese invasion plot” and “Support Vietnamese coast guards and fishermen,” among other statements.The paper quoted a top city official, Le Truong Hai Hieu, as saying that the police recovered seven handwritten banners that read “Demand unity to smash the Chinese invasion plot” and “Support Vietnamese coast guards and fishermen,” among other statements.
China’s deployment of the rig on May 1 in the South China Sea has caused outrage in Vietnam, which for years has disputed China’s claims to the waters, which are potentially rich with oil and gas deposits.China’s deployment of the rig on May 1 in the South China Sea has caused outrage in Vietnam, which for years has disputed China’s claims to the waters, which are potentially rich with oil and gas deposits.
The Vietnamese government clamped down on street protests after they escalated into riots that left three Chinese citizens dead and damaged scores of foreign-owned factories.The Vietnamese government clamped down on street protests after they escalated into riots that left three Chinese citizens dead and damaged scores of foreign-owned factories.