Vietnam’s national anti-China demonstration on Sunday was stopped by the police in advance, and only 20 people bypassed the Embassy of China.

The rumored national anti-China demonstration in Vietnam did not appear on Sunday (18th). Yesterday, only small-scale crowds gathered in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, and Ho Chi Minh City, where there had been looting before, but they were immediately driven away by the police. In front of the Embassy of China in Hanoi, only about 20 demonstrators were "escorted" around by Vietnamese military police. Some Vietnamese activists told the outside world through blogs that many of them were arrested by Vietnamese police and more demonstrators were prevented from going out at home. Foreign media believe that China’s warning to Vietnam in recent days has had an effect. With Hanoi’s crackdown, anti-China demonstrations in Vietnam have come to an end. According to previous reports, the "Vietnam Reform Party" calling for nationwide anti-China demonstrations has always been regarded as a terrorist organization in Hanoi, which may be the reason why the Vietnamese government is unwilling to further develop the situation.

There were no large-scale anti-China demonstrations in Vietnam yesterday, and the military and police were ready.

There was no big movement on Sunday.

Xinhua International reporter reported last night that there was no large-scale anti-China demonstration in Vietnam yesterday. Lenin Park, where demonstrations often take place in front of the Embassy of China in Hanoi, was closed, and only about 20 demonstrators were "escorted" around by Vietnamese military and police. There was no big movement in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s largest city, and small-scale anti-China demonstrations held in Nha Trang and other cities on the evening of the 17th also ended hastily.

According to China News Service, the Ho Chi Minh Branch of the China Chamber of Commerce learned from local members that there was no large-scale demonstration in Ho Chi Minh City that day, and a few people gathered in some places, but they were quickly stopped by the military and police.

A staff member surnamed Yang of a media in Ho Chi Minh City told reporters that on the 18th, the downtown area of Ho Chi Minh was calm, with fewer people in the city center and more military police than usual. Foreign tourists and tour groups still go out for sightseeing, and citizens still participate in Sunday entertainment in public places in the city center. Earlier, a small number of people demonstrated near the Red Church in Ho Chi Minh City, but they were stopped in time.

Mr. Yang said, "On 17th, I also received a short message from Vietnamese Prime Minister Ruan Jinyong forwarded by the telecom operator. Ruan Jinyong appealed to Vietnamese citizens not to be used and incited by bad elements to make excessive acts, which would damage national interests and image. The Prime Minister asked the Ministry of Public Security, relevant departments and provincial and municipal leaders to implement relevant measures simultaneously and resolutely prevent illegal demonstrations from affecting order and social security. "

In front of the Embassy of China in Hanoi, Vietnamese police set up roadblocks.

Some demonstrators were banned from taking to the streets.

Since the 13th of this month, Chinese-funded enterprises have been smashed by Chinese exclusion, resulting in the death of two Chinese mainland nationals. Earlier, it was reported that a new round of large-scale anti-China demonstrations will break out again in Vietnam on the 18th. According to Taiwan Province media, the organizations calling for the 18th National Parade include the "Vietnam Reform Party", an exiled political party in the United States defined as a terrorist organization by the Vietnamese authorities.

According to Vietnamese media reports, in Hanoi, the capital, and Ho Chi Minh City in the south, some people had already received short messages calling for taking to the streets, and they planned to set out in three ways and March to the China Embassy and Consulate in Vietnam to protest. Vietnam’s Youth Daily quoted local trade union leaders as saying that some people received a short message on their mobile phones, claiming that they could get about HK$ 110 for participating in the parade, and reminded people to take their children to the streets, so that the police would not stop the parade.

Earlier, the representative office of Taiwan Province in Vietnam collected online information and sorted out that there will be demonstrations in at least 18 provinces and cities in Vietnam on the 18th, among which at least five big cities have specific parade routes, including Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Da Nang, Batik Touton and Thanh Hwa Province.

However, because the Vietnamese authorities are already ready. It is reported that several policemen and government officials have set up dozens of iron horses to block the road outside the Vietnamese Embassy in China. In Ho Chi Minh City, hundreds of Vietnamese security personnel wearing police uniforms or casual clothes patrol in front of the Embassy of China and the main streets of the capital. At the same time, the Vietnamese authorities sent a large number of police officers to patrol other big cities.

Some activists told the outside world that many of them were arrested by Vietnamese police, and more demonstrators were prevented from going out at home. According to the Associated Press, La Viet Dung, a protester who often participates in anti-China demonstrations, revealed that the police asked him not to participate in the demonstrations on the evening of the 17th. "They said they would stop people from protesting because they were afraid of extreme behavior and violence."

Foreign media: Chinese warning takes effect

Foreign media believe that under the repeated urging of China, the Vietnamese government is trying to calm down the situation, and the anti-China demonstrations in Vietnam have come to an end.

After the anti-China demonstrations in Vietnam turned violent, on the evening of 15th, Foreign Minister Wang Yi made an urgent phone call with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, expressing strong condemnation and solemn protest to Vietnam on behalf of the China government. Wang Yi said that Vietnam has an unshirkable responsibility for the violent attacks by criminals on Chinese enterprises and personnel.

On the 17th, Guo Shengkun, State Councilor and Minister of Public Security, telephoned Vietnamese members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Minister of Public Security Chen Daguang, demanding that Vietnam immediately take effective measures to resolutely stop all violent activities, severely punish criminals who beat, smash and rob, and effectively protect the personal and property safety of Chinese institutions, enterprises and personnel in Vietnam.

Hong Lei, spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on the 17th that China has raised the level of China citizens’ travel safety tips, suspended some bilateral exchange plans, and will study and take further measures depending on the development of the situation.

Under a series of warnings from the Chinese side, on the 17th, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs held an international press conference on the recent riots against foreign enterprises and personnel in some places. The press conference featured pictures of foreign-funded enterprises in Pingyang and Hejing provinces returning to normal and criminals being investigated.

On 17th, in the name of Vietnamese Prime Minister Ruan Jinyong, Vietnam Telecom sent three short messages to mobile phone users all over the country, asking people not to blindly follow excessive acts and participate in illegal demonstrations.

Miao Renlai, president of the Ho Chi Minh Branch of the China Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, said yesterday that on 17th, Zhang Jinchuang, president of Vietnam, visited the enterprises damaged by the violence in Pingyang Province and offered condolences to the employees injured in the incident.