If there is war a with the US, would China attack Vietnam?

On March 8, 2021, the South China Morning Post newspaper had an article „China’s military must spend more to meet US’s war threat,“ roughly translated as „China needs to increase defense spending to prepare for the risk of war with…
Where is Vietnam in new US-China chess board?

On March 3, 2021, the White House released the Interim National Security Strategic Guidance. In this guidance, Vietnam has been mentioned once as a partner with which Washington will deepen the bilateral strategic relationship in the US global strategy. This…
Vietnam is included in President Biden’s national security strategy

An Interim National Security Strategic Guidance released by the White House on March 3, President Joe Biden referred to Vietnam as a partner Washington was aiming to “deepen” in regional security cooperation. With Vietnam emerging as this new factor, observers…
China again blocks Mekong River

China’s relations with neighboring Southeast Asian countries worsened again after Beijing has blocked the flow of the Mekong River at one of the major upstream dams, leading to a sudden drop in water volume flowing to the downstream countries of…
China’s role in Myanmar’s coup and its impact on Vietnam

Myanmar politics reversed and its relationship with China After the coupon February 1, the Myanmar army took complete control of the country. This is quite a surprise event for all the world. In fact, the allegations of „election fraud“ seem…
Did China build a missile base near Vietnam’s border?

According to a tweet by South China Sea News, satellite imagery showed what appeared to be a surface-to-air missile base being completed in Ninh Minh district. of Guangxi province, China, about 20 km from the Vietnamese border in early 2021…
Why did Xi Jinping send someone to „test“ Nguyen Phu Trong?

Vietnamese politics is inherently dependent, and it is not difficult to assert which country it depends on. The fact that Vietnam increasingly depends on China is a topic that has been discussed by society for a long time, not recently.…
Biden’s foreign policy and South China Sea issue

President Trump, President elected Biden and policy towards China Since winning more than 270 electoral votes, President-elect Joe Biden has contacted leaders of allied countries, pledging to mend partnerships that have been dented over the past few years, and reasserted…