The event saw the participation of large numbers of Vietnamese students and young people. The demonstrators handed out leaflets highlighting Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly archipelagos in the East Sea. They shouted slogans in 4 languages and held up banners opposing China’s flights to an illegally built airport on the Fiery Cross Reef as well as deployment of HQ-9 surface-to-air missiles on Woody Island. The march was intended to raise awareness about China’s aggressive moves in the East Sea among the German public.
