Phuong Thi Thinh

A protester holds a placard reading "nation first" during an anti-China protest in Hanoi to denounce China's setting up of a giant oil rig in the South China Sea.

The Vietnamese are talking tough about what they see as China’s latest provocation

Global Politics

The Internet in Vietnam is awash in vitriol aimed at the Chinese government. People are fuming over China’s decision to set up an oil rig in the contested South China Sea, close to the Paracel Islands, which are controlled by China but claimed by Vietnam.The Internet in Vietnam is awash in vitriol aimed at the Chinese government. People are fuming over China’s decision to set up an oil rig in the contested South China Sea, close to the Paracel Islands, which are controlled by China but claimed by Vietnam.