China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Detains Anti-China Activists over South China Sea Dispute

Jul 17, 2016 | Deutsche Welle
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Vietnam has detained dozens of activists at a rally protesting China's refusal to abide by an international tribunal's ruling. Vietnam and China have been locked in a territorial dispute over the South China Sea. At least 30 activists were swiftly bundled onto waiting buses and into cars by security forces Sunday after they gathered to hold a protest near Hanoi's Hoan Kiem lake, a common spot for demonstrations.