China’s policy on the South China Sea (Vietnamese call it the East Sea) became more aggressive after Xi Jinping became China’s highest leader in November 2012. We can gauge the magnitude of this aggression by considering how, after coming to…
The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is scheduled to take place in January 2021. About 1,600 delegates nationwide will elect the new Party Central Committee of 180 members. In addition to the difficulty in electing…
Vietnam-US warm relations US National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien just visited Hanoi on November 20-22. According to the announcement of the Vietnamese side, this visit is to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the US-Vietnam diplomatic relations and to highlight…
Diplomatic missions of two of the world’s leading powers located in the Vietnamese capital have recently spoken on their official Facebook pages, revolving around the views of the Communist Party of China (CPC). On November 20, the Facebook page of…
Military drills and missile shootings The summer of 2020 saw strong activity by both the US and Chinese navies in the East Sea (South China Sea). Two groups of US aircraft carriers operated together in the South China Sea at…
China’s revised Coast Guard bill gives the country’s Coast Guard forces the right to use state-of-the-art weapons to destroy ships of foreign countries encroaching on China’s waters. Returning to Saigon from an international seminar on the East Sea (South China…
China can take advantage of the signed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP ) to achieve its strategic goals in the region, including as a springboard for its Belt and Road Initiative, according to a senior economist from Vietnam. Talking to…
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 the US’s commitment to mutual security agreements which have…
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement signed between the ASEAN bloc and five partner countries in the region in which Vietnam officially participates after the event on November 15, 2020, has dual factors, advantages, and disadvantages associated with…
10 ASEAN members and 5 countries have signed a large-scale free trade agreement promising to accelerate the economy after the Covid-19 pandemic. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was signed online after 8 years of negotiation. RCEP is comprised of…
