[ADXA] [DX-NEWS] Vietnamese hold rare rally over islands

[Lenny]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>
To: "DX News" <dx-news at njdxa.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 11:51 AM
Subject: [DX-NEWS] Vietnamese hold rare rally over islands


> Sun Dec 9, 2:36 AM ET
>
> HANOI, Vietnam - Several hundred Vietnamese staged a rare public 
> demonstration Sunday to protest China's effort to claim control of two 
> disputed island chains in the South China Sea.
>
> The demonstrators, mostly university students, gathered near the Chinese 
> Embassy in Hanoi and chanted "Down with China!" and "Long Live Vietnam!"
>
> Police let the demonstration continue for about an hour before breaking it 
> up.
>
> The protesters were supporting the government's position that Vietnam has 
> sovereignty over the Spratly and Paracel islands, a contentious issue 
> between Vietnam and China for years.
>
> The largely uninhabited islands and surrounding waters are believed to 
> have large oil and natural gas reserves. They straddle busy sea lanes and 
> are rich fishing grounds.
>
> Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei also claim sovereignty over 
> all or some of the Spratlys.
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071209/ap_on_re_as/vietnam_china_protest
>
>
> -- 
> Jim Reisert AD1C/Ø, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
>
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