http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/14/world/asia/south-china-sea-drilling-duplicate-2/index.html?hpt=ias_c2
Vietnamese protestors have become violent in their protests over the Paracel and Spratly Islands, which China says are jointly their territory. The Vietnamese have lit many franchises and buildings on fire to protest this. They also have claimed many Chinese ships have been rude to them by shooting water cannons at them and bumping into them in the sea. China put up oil rigs in the territory and Vietnam didn't like China making money off of a territory that was sovereign. The attacks were thought to be only on Chinese-owned property, but some say it affected Japanese, Taiwanese, and Korean property. Singapore and other South Asian countries, plus Australia and the U.S., are concerned about their relationships with both countries.
I think China needs to share the money they're making from the oil rigs with Vietnam because China is already (I'm assuming from the fact that we borrow money from them) pretty well off in the financial department and there is really no need for them to get more money.
I wish that we didn't have so many territorial conflicts in the world, because most often they aren't worth all the pain and hardship they cause (to countries not involved, as well) and I wish that they could compromise more. This is unlikely to happen, though, because these are controversial issues rooted deep in histories.
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