Vietnamese Officials Intolerant of Violence as Standoff With China Continues
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 17th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
Vietnamese Officials Intolerant of Violence as Standoff With China Continues
Authorities said that further violence over a dispute with China would not be tolerated, declaring that more than 300 people involved in last week’s attacks on foreign-owned businesses would be prosecuted.
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