2014年11月5日 星期三

Week 3 - Vietnamese rioting

Vietnamese workers in Taiwan saddened by protests
Staff writer, with CNA
Several Vietnamese workers in Taiwan voiced concern over the violent anti-China protests in their home country last week and called on their compatriots to exercise restraint.
The Vietnamese workers told the Central News Agency that since the protests in Vietnam erupted earlier last week, they have been trying to tell their friends via social media that Taiwan is different from China and that patriotism should not be about violence, but wisdom.
Vietnamese protesters vandalized and set fire to scores of factories in the southern province of Binh Duong in protest against a Chinese oil-drilling venture in an area of the South China Sea that Hanoi regards as within its exclusive economic zone.
“I really don’t know what else I can do... I feel terrible and very sad because Taiwanese are all very friendly and nice,” said Le Thi-phuong, a 32-year-old domestic caregiver who has been working in Taipei for 10 years.
She added that she feels sorry for the Taiwanese businesspeople in Vietnam who have suffered losses as a result of the rioting.
One of Le’s friends, Ng Thi-hoa, who also works as a caregiver, said that she was deeply saddened by the incidents.
“Vietnam has finally seen some peace and prosperity recently, but now the riots are scaring all foreign investment away,” Ng said, adding that she has not been sleeping well since the unrest started.
The Vietnamese workers said they had been closely following the latest developments in their home country and hope their government will take immediate steps to restore order.
They also said they hope the incidents will not affect the good ties between Taiwan and Vietnam.
There are currently more than 489,000 foreign workers in Taiwan, 25.6 percent of whom are from Vietnam, making the country the second-largest source of migrant workers in Taiwan, according to official statistics.


Structure of the Lead：
WHO- Vietnamese workers in Taiwan
WHEN- Mon, May 12, 2014 
WHAT- Several Vietnamese workers in Taiwan fell sad to violent anti-China protests in their home country and hope their government will take immediate steps to restore order.
WHY- They think Taiwanese people is friendly, Taiwan is different from China.
WHERE- not give
HOW- By media

Keywords：
1. compatriots：國人、同胞
2. restraint：克制
3. erupted：爆發
4. patriotism：愛國主義
5. vandalized：破壞
6. exclusive economic zone：專屬經濟區
7. rioting：騷動
8. unrest：動盪不安的狀態
張貼者： 於

3 則留言:

  1. Unknown2014年11月12日 下午6:21

    From the past to nowadays, Taiwanese are always seen to be Chinese, and gain many insensibly treatments. We hope that our Taiwan can set good image on the international stage.

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  2. Unknown2014年11月12日 晚上7:29

    Though Vietnamese workers want to protest against China because of an oil-drilling venture in an area of the South China Sea, it may not be a good way to go on strike because it makes Taiwanese businessperson suffer losses. They have to find a better solution to solve this problem.

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  3. Unknown2014年11月12日 晚上7:37

    I think Taiwan businessmen is pathetic because they were involved in this insurrection and though those Vietnamese who destroyed the factories are unjustifiable, there are still some kind Vietnamese workers cared about those Taiwan businessmen.

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