China’s claim to islands protested
Vietnamese Americans from across the state gathered in San Francisco on Friday to protest China’s claim to the Paracel and Spratly islands in the South China Sea, which protesters say have historically belonged to Vietnam.
About 100 Vietnamese Americans -- including about 50 from Southern California -- carried banners and chanted in front of the Vietnamese and Chinese consulates.
The cluster of islets that make up the Paracel and Spratly islands have abundant oil and are claimed by several neighboring countries. The Chinese government recently established a municipality that would have jurisdiction over a few islands Vietnam has claimed.
The issue has sparked protests in Vietnam.
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-- My-Thuan Tran
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