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Eye on the World: anti-China protests in Vietnam
Anti-China protests, which resulted in fatalities, broke out in Vietnam last week, after China deployed a massive oil rig in waters also claimed by Vietnam. The protests increased to thousands of people and were initially allowed by the Vietnamese government. When rioters began targeting factories believed to have Chinese owners, at least two Chinese nationals were killed and about a thousand wounded. Since then, thousands of Chinese workers have fled Vietnam. Although Vietnamese police clamped down on the riots on Sunday, the territorial dispute, exacerbated by China’s oil rig, remains unresolved.
How can territorial issues be addressed in a way that brings peace and satisfaction to all parties, instead of letting tensions roil under the surface? God, the one Mind, offers an answer to that question by ruling all nations under the government of His love.
“‘Let there be no strife’” draws inspiration from one of the first prayers for peace -- voiced by Abraham when he and his brother Lot were in a dispute over land. The author explains how our prayers to perceive more of God’s grace can bring out qualities of humility and forgiveness, helping to enable the resolution of disputes that may seem intractable.
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