HANOI: Vietnam’s prime minister sent a text message to millions of citizens urging them to act in defence of the country’s sovereignty following China’s deployment of an oil rig in disputed waters, but said that “bad elements” shouldn’t be allowed to engage in violence.
The message, sent late Thursday and into yesterday, didn’t directly condemn the riots that have broken out this week following China’s decision to deploy the rig off the coast of central Vietnam on May 1.
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