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Vietnam Anti-Chinese Riots; Refugee Occupy Central

2014-05-16

Vietnam Anti-Chinese Riots; Refugee Occupy Central

2014-05-16
Factories owned by ethnic Chinese have become the targets of protest in one of the largest anti-China protests seen in Vietnam in a long time. Rioters, many on motorcycles, have circled factories and started mass attacks, destroying or setting fire to at least 15 foreign-owned establishments. The protest started at industrial parks in the southern province of Binh Duong on Tuesday. They disruption soon spread to Ha Tinh and Dong Nai provinces. The protests erupted in response to Beijing placing an oil rig in the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. The islands’ sovereignty is contested by the People's Republic of China, Taiwan and Vietnam.

With us in the studio are Vietnam specialist Jonathan London of the City University of Hong Kong and legislator Felix Chung Kwok-pan, who represents the Textiles and Garment Functional Constituency.

In 2006, International Social Service – Hong Kong (ISS-HK), a sole bidder, was awarded a government contract to provide welfare service provisions to refugees in the SAR. Last year, the refugee rights group Vision First exposed to the public what it described as the appalling living conditions of many refugees who have come here. The organisation claims that ISS-Hong Kong is failing failed to meet its contractual obligations with the Social Welfare Department. Many refugees are currently holding their own Occupy Central protest. 

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