The riots broke out in southern Vietnam amid public anger at Chinese sovereignty claims in the South China Sea, and targeted hundreds of factories- only a minority of them were Chinese owned. Photo: Reuters
The riots broke out in southern Vietnam amid public anger at Chinese sovereignty claims in the South China Sea, and targeted hundreds of factories- only a minority of them were Chinese owned. Photo: Reuters
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Rumours in Vietnam blame outside forces for deadly anti-Chinese riots

Anti-Chinese violence was planned by groups with a hidden agenda, though sources disagree on who organised attacks and why they did it

Satish Cheney

Updated: 3:04pm, 24 Jun, 2014

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The riots broke out in southern Vietnam amid public anger at Chinese sovereignty claims in the South China Sea, and targeted hundreds of factories- only a minority of them were Chinese owned. Photo: Reuters
The riots broke out in southern Vietnam amid public anger at Chinese sovereignty claims in the South China Sea, and targeted hundreds of factories- only a minority of them were Chinese owned. Photo: Reuters
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