Anti-China Protest Breaks Out In Vietnam Over Disputed Islands

A Vietnamese protester holds a sign with a portrait of China’s new leader Xi Jinping reading “Down with the Xi Jinping clique” during a demonstration demanding China to stay out of waters claimed by Vietnam following China’s increased activities around the Spratly, Islands and other disputed areas, in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Vietnamese police broke up anti-China protests in two cities on Sunday and made about 20 arrests in the first such demonstrations since tensions between the communist neighbors flared anew over rival claims to the oil and gas-rich South China Sea.

Vietnamese protesters shout slogans while marching during a demonstration demanding China to stay out of their waters following China’s increased activities around the Spratly Islands and other disputed areas, in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. The writing on sign at top center reads “”Down with the Xi Jinping clique.” <AP Photo/Na Son Nguyen>