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PLA said to be on high alert for mass rally in Vietnam

• Staff Reporter
 
• 2014-05-16
 
• 17:18 (GMT+8)

A Chinese checkpoint in Dehong autonomous prefecture in Yunnan province. (File photo/Xinhua)

The People's Liberation Army has reportedly entered the second-highest state of combat readiness in the southwestern province of Yunnan, which borders Vietnam, as a nationwide demonstration against China's deployment of an oil rig in the South China Sea is set to be held in Vietnam on May 18, reports our Chinese-language sister paper Want Daily.

The demonstration has been organized by a former army officer who became a journalist after retiring from the military, said the head of Taiwan's armed forces General Lee Hsiang-chou. Lee said Vietnam is planning to face off against China's government to defend its territorial claims in the South China Sea regardless of the cost or the consequences. The disputed maritime region is likely to become increasingly unstable and complicated as Vietnam or the Philippines may seek support from the United States and Japan to make up their apparent disadvantage in military power, as both have clashed recently with China over their competing claims in the region.

Tens of thousands of Vietnamese are expected to take part in the May 18 demonstration and the Taiwanese government has reached an agreement with Vietnam's public security authorities to ensure the safety of Taiwanese citizens, said Lee.

Meanwhile, PLA forces in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and Yunnan province have reportedly been on a high level of combat readiness since the morning of May 15. Leave has been canceled for soldiers and officers, according to the Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights & Democracy; this report was denied however by the official PLA Daily.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said Beijing will convene with the Vietnamese ambassador to China and demand Hanoi take responsibility to investigate and punish those responsible, as well as compensating Chinese companies for their losses in recent anti-China riots.

Chang Wanquan, China's defense minister, reportedly recently inspected troops in Yunnan's Baoshan, Dehong and Nujiang autonomous prefecture, which are close to China's border with Vietnam, according to Vietnamese media outlet kenh13.