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Base on the study by Miles Kenney in 2015, over 30 villages were affected by this project. The project involved corruption of district officials. And the resistance of villagers to this project is very much related to political connection. When villagers refused to concede their lands to the investor, government officials threatened to accept the project [Miles Kenney, 2019].

No prior consultation was made before the project entered to the communities.

The resistance and refusal did occur, but with limited success [Miles Kenney‐Lazar, 2015]. The resistance is always related to connection to the high ranking politicians. It is almost impossible for farmers/villagers to refuse the project if they do not know any politicians in high positions.

The company cleared the land before detailed surveys of what land is available have been conducted, and they usually only conduct surveys at all if there is a conflict with villages concerning the land cleared [Miles Kenney‐Lazar, 2015]. District officials never talked about a lack of land available for this company. They only complained that the company cleared land outside of the area allocated to them, and did so without notifying the district, only apologizing and making up excuses afterward [Miles Kenney, 2015].

Company failed to do as they promised to pay for the installation of electricity to the village, to build a road, to build a school [Miles Kenney, 2015]. Based on Vietnam Plus [Vietnamese news, 2014], the company said that it poured 2.3 billion VND (over 108,000 USD) into the construction of roads, a power system, schools and pagoda.

Three villages that lost paddy land by this project wrote a proposal to the government to claim their land back. Finally some of their lands were returned[Miles Kenney, 2015].