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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Anti-China protesters hoping to lay wreaths at famous statues in the Vietnamese capital on Sunday were obstructed by an unusual sight of ballroom dancers and an energetic aerobics class held to a thumping sound system. The demonstrators suspect the government deployed the dancers to stop them from getting close to the statues and make their speeches inaudible.