A Chinese worker was killed and 90 others injured in anti - China protests in Vietnam , which sparked tensions between the two countries over the disputed South China Sea .
The incident occurred at a Taiwanese-owned steel mill in Ha Tinh province .
This event occurred one day after protesters set fire to a number of foreign -owned factories in the industrial area .
The demonstration was triggered by a click action over a refinery China oil drilling in the South China Sea that are also claimed by Vietnam .
The refinery was brought to the western waters disputed Paracel Islands earlier this month .
Vietnam is trying to prevent the ship collided with the vessel measures China .
High national sentiment
A number of anti- Chinese protests have occurred in Vietnam .
National sentiment is very high on this issue , our correspondent reports .
On Tuesday , at least 15 foreign-owned factory burned in an industrial area in the province of Binh Duong , and hundreds of others attacked .
An eyewitness told the BBC that the protesters seemed to target companies that use Chinese characters on its nameplate .
The latest incident occurred on Wednesday ( 13 / 05 ) night in a large steel mill belonging to the Formosa Plastics Group .
Taiwan delegation in Vietnam said a Chinese nationality workers were killed and 90 others injured .
A local police official also confirmed the statement . " A Chinese worker was killed . We are currently identifying the remains , " said the police told the AFP news agency .
Widespread anti- Chinese protests in Vietnam
Anti - China protests held in an industrial area in South Vietnam when the dispute between the two countries on the South China Sea territorial strengthened .
The report mentions a number of plants have been burned and looted , but it is not clear how much.
The protests started on Monday ( 12 / 05 ) night and getting spread to a number of areas on Tuesday ( 13 / 05 ) .
Vietnam activists held a demonstration to the Chinese embassy in Hanoi on Sunday ( 11 / 05 ) and Tuesday ( 13 / 05 ) .
The protest came after China put a drilling tool as part of a plan to build an oil refinery in the area within 120 nautical miles of the coast of Vietnam .
Region close to the disputed Paracel Islands still China and Vietnam .
Chinese action sparked protests from the Vietnamese government , which requested that the drilling tool immediately pulled back .
ship collision
Last week , the incidence of reported collisions Click between the two state -owned ship , amid calls Vietnam to block the installation of the drilling tool .
Previously , Save U.S. warns China action is ' provocative ' .
In a phone conversation , Secretary of State John Kerry told the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that the U.S. has " great concern " to the developments in the South China Sea area .
On the other hand , Wang urged Kerry to be more objective look at the issue , as stated by a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry ....BBC
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