Vietnamese Catholics gather to protest against the Special Economic Zone's and cyber security's laws after a Sunday mass at a church in Ha Tinh province, Vietnam June 17, 2018. Photo taken June 17, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer NO SALES NO ARCHIVES
MANILA (Reuters) - Protests by thousands of people in cities across Vietnam are showing just how easy it is to unite public opinion and mobilise dissent when an issue has one key ingredient: China.
The demonstrations, which are technically illegal, sprung up for a second consecutive week on Sunday, stoked by fears that proposed coastal economic zones for foreigners would be beachheads for an invasion of Chinese businesses.
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