Is it just another clash between religious groups and Communists, or a real challenge to the government? As in China, Vietnam's leaders have never been tolerant of religions and, as in China, they are now confronting a cult with worrying partners abroad. Not the Falun Gong here, but Christians. For several months, officials and police have cracked down on Protestant ethnic groups in the remote central highlands. In Dhalak and Gia Lai provinces, they have torn down makeshift churches defended by stone-throwing youths. Many people have been injured and, according to one report, eight have been killed.
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