i ▁and ▁the ▁Chinese ▁cons ulate ▁in ▁Ho ▁Chi ▁Min h ▁City ▁against ▁Chinese ▁naval ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁China ▁Sea ▁before ▁being ▁dispers ed ▁by ▁the ▁police . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁mass ▁anti - Ch inese ▁protest s ▁against ▁China ▁moving ▁an ▁oil ▁platform ▁into ▁disput ed ▁waters ▁es cal ated ▁into ▁ri ots ▁in ▁which ▁many ▁Chinese ▁fact ories ▁and ▁workers ▁were ▁target ed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁thousands ▁of ▁people ▁nation wide ▁protest ed ▁against ▁a ▁proposed ▁law ▁regarding ▁Special ▁Econom ic ▁Z ones ▁that ▁would ▁give ▁foreign ▁invest ors ▁ 9 9 ▁year ▁le ases ▁on ▁Vietnam ese ▁land , ▁fear ing ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁domin ated ▁by ▁Chinese ▁invest ors . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁journalist ▁Daniel ▁G ross , ▁Sin oph ob ia ▁is ▁om ni present ▁in ▁modern ▁Vietnam , ▁where ▁" from ▁school ▁k ids ▁to ▁government ▁officials , ▁China - bash ing ▁is ▁very ▁much ▁in ▁v og ue ." ▁He ▁reports ▁that ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁Vietnam ese ▁res ent ▁the ▁import ▁and ▁usage ▁of ▁Chinese ▁products , ▁considering ▁them ▁distinct ly ▁low ▁status . ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁book ▁on ▁varying ▁host ▁per ception s ▁in ▁global ▁tour ism ▁has ▁also ▁referenced ▁neg ativity ▁from ▁Vietnam ese ▁hosts ▁towards ▁Chinese ▁tour ists , ▁where ▁the ▁latter ▁were ▁seen ▁as ▁" making ▁a ▁lot ▁more ▁requests , ▁compla ints ▁and ▁troubles ▁than ▁other ▁tour ists "; ▁the ▁views ▁differ ed ▁from ▁the