The careful balancing act of Vietnam’s bamboo diplomacy

Beijing is simultaneously a ‘big brother’ comrade of the VCP, a difficult partner of the Vietnamese state and a hostile nation to the public. Any analysis of VN’s policy towards China needs to distinguish those three layers. Please read more on the East Asia Forum:

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