China Rescues 3,000 Nationals From Vietnam
Marcel Woo | | May 18, 2014 08:20 AM EDT |
China has evacuated more than 3,000 Chinese nationals from Vietnam following the recently deadly violence against Chinese businesses and citizens in the country, which has resulted to the death of two Chinese.
The Foreign Ministry of China said the evacuees were transported back to China for their safety and security as Chinese authorities believed the anti-China violence in Vietnam could erupt again in the next few days.
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The Chinese government has deployed aircrafts in Vietnam to transport Chinese citizens who want to get out of the country.
China had already called on Vietnam to control their citizens and put an end to the violent attacks on offices and factories owned by Chinese companies.
The violent attacks, triggered by the ongoing disputes in the South China Sea, has resulted to the death of two Chinese nationals and the injuries of at 100 other foreigners who look like Chinese. Even Singaporeans were not spared by the attacks.
China's Commerce Ministry said the violence in Vietnam will stain the ongoing bilateral trades between the two countries and experts said the side effect will be badly experienced by Vietnam.
Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng strongly condemned the violent attacks in Vietnam and urged authorities to control the issues and ensure favorable environment for Chinese investors and traders.
As this developed, China's Spring and Autumn Airline, in a press release, said that it will temporarily cancel all charter flights to Vietnam from Shanghai starting 19 May after the Chinese tourists that were schedule to take the flight have cancelled their bookings.
The last Spring and Autumn Airline was a flight from Vietnam to Shanghai, carrying 160 passengers. The airline said it will cancel nine flights that would have brought in 350 Chinese passengers to Vietnam in June.
Other Chinese airlines have also expressed plans to cancel their flights to Vietnam but are yet to publicly announce their cancellations.
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