An anti-China activist holds a banner with Vietnam's 11th century general hero Ly Thuong Kiet's poem on Vietnam's determination to defend its independence, during a rally marking the anniversary of the 1974 naval battle between China and then-South Vietnamese troops over the Paracel Islands, in Hanoi. Photo: AFP
An anti-China activist holds a banner with Vietnam's 11th century general hero Ly Thuong Kiet's poem on Vietnam's determination to defend its independence, during a rally marking the anniversary of the 1974 naval battle between China and then-South Vietnamese troops over the Paracel Islands, in Hanoi. Photo: AFP
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Arrests as Vietnam breaks up rally against China’s ‘invasion’ of Paracel islands

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Updated: 10:05pm, 19 Jan, 2017

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An anti-China activist holds a banner with Vietnam's 11th century general hero Ly Thuong Kiet's poem on Vietnam's determination to defend its independence, during a rally marking the anniversary of the 1974 naval battle between China and then-South Vietnamese troops over the Paracel Islands, in Hanoi. Photo: AFP
An anti-China activist holds a banner with Vietnam's 11th century general hero Ly Thuong Kiet's poem on Vietnam's determination to defend its independence, during a rally marking the anniversary of the 1974 naval battle between China and then-South Vietnamese troops over the Paracel Islands, in Hanoi. Photo: AFP
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