Vietnam's Chinese flee unrest to Cambodia

[mota bhai 2,675]

Starting at 4am on Wednesday, Cambodian customs officer Lieutenant Prak Vibol Chey, 51, observed unusually large numbers of people massing on the Vietnamese side of the border, most of whom turned out to be ethnic Chinese. "We didn't know what was happening. Some of them were walking and didn't have any transportation," recalled Chey.

According to the Department of Immigration's computerised records, more than 700 Chinese passport holders crossed into Cambodia on tourist visas over the course of the day.

Though Chey noted that "anyone with the appropriate documents is welcome in Cambodia", the Chinese people who have crossed the border at Bavet are mostly skilled factory workers - a departure from the normal tourist demographic. "Normally they come with tour guides, but not this time," Chey said.

Many of the Chinese travellers appeared nervous as they waited for their passports to be stamped, shying away from photographers.

One man - who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of further harassment - became flustered when asked by Al Jazeera about the circumstances of his exit from Vietnam, saying only that his trip to Cambodia was not a vacation, and that the situation was "very bad".

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At a press conference in Beijing on Thursday, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying berated the government in Hanoi over the riots, stating they were "directly related to the Vietnamese government's indulgence and connivance towards domestic anti-China forces and criminals".

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While the stream of ethnic Chinese crossing into Cambodia has slowed considerably since Vietnamese police seemingly regained control of the situation, an anti-Chinese protest planned for Sunday could cause more to flee.Relations between the two countries are now the worst they have been since 1979, when a short, bloody war led to the deaths of tens of thousands of people on both sides.

According to the Vietnamese foreign ministry, the placement of China's oil rig violates the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, and is illegal under international law.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/05/vietnam-chinese-flee-unrest-cambodia-201451873538689813.html

[luckytxn 2,264]

Thank you for typing out Chinese.

[mota bhai 2,675]

The Chinese people in Vietnam do not live under the Communist regume that operates out of the occupied city of Beijing.

[luckytxn 2,264]

Yes but there was a spokesman of the hated government in the article.

The Chinese people in Vietnam do not live under the Communist regume that operates out of the occupied city of Beijing.

[mota bhai 2,675]

As far as I'm concerned, Taiwan is the real China. The Communist regime in Beijing is an illegal occupation force.

[luckytxn 2,264]

You are so 70's

As far as I'm concerned, Taiwan is the real China. The Communist regime in Beijing is an illegal occupation force.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

As far as I'm concerned, Taiwan is the real China. The Communist regime in Beijing is an illegal occupation force.

Reported

[Crashed~N2~Me 970]

As far as I'm concerned, Taiwan is the real China. The Communist regime in Beijing is an illegal occupation force.

Possession is 9/10 of the law....

[luckytxn 2,264]

Chit is about to get real interesting.

http://chinadailymail.com/2014/05/18/large-number-of-chinese-troops-seen-heading-for-china-vietnam-border/

[mota bhai 2,675]

Chit is about to get real interesting.

http://chinadailymail.com/2014/05/18/large-number-of-chinese-troops-seen-heading-for-china-vietnam-border/

This deserves its very own thread.

[luckytxn 2,264]

Agree but can't now. I am having discussions right now. Feel free.

This deserves its very own thread.