Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe and his Vietnamese counterpart Phan Van Giang pledged to increase defense ties between the two countries for the sake of stability in the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the East Sea) and land border.…
How does Vietnam build alliances with like-minded partners “with the same vision”? Such an alliance full of contradictions, not only breaks the principles of integration diplomacy but also deeply divides the relationship between the Vietnamese government and the local people.…
Ukraine’s current position between the West and Russia is reminiscent of the position of Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, in the US-China strategic war. Connecting the tension system between the two largest powers in the world today, starting from the Cold…
US Customs and Border Protection need to pay close attention to cotton products imported from Vietnam. The reason is that these products allegedly help China evade US sanctions under the Uighur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The Vietnam Democratic Union released…
China Central Television (CCTV) on March 22 reported that the Southern Command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Army had just sent an upgraded J-11B fighter jet to participate in a simulated exercise in the South China Sea (Vietnam calls…
Vietnam has so far selected only three countries as “comprehensive strategic partners” namely Russia, China, and India. The US has proposed three times to upgrade its relationship with Vietnam to a “strategic partner” (lower than “comprehensive strategic partnership”) but Vietnam…
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is facing long-term dangers as China’s hydroelectric dams in recent weeks have released billions of cubic meters of water, causing the Mekong river to rise to a record high during the dry season. According to the report…
China has completed the militarization of at least three artificial islands in the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the East Sea), according to information provided by the United States. In an exclusive report by the AP news agency published…
On February 24, 2022, Vietnam voiced “extreme concern about the armed conflict situation in Ukraine” and “called on all parties to exercise restraint” and “not use force, protect the people, continue dialogue in search of a peaceful solution.” Like many…
Video images that were circulated on Chinese social media on February 18 show that China is setting up a trap on the border with Vietnam in Yunnan province. According to the website of Yunnan province, Maguan county officials are increasing…
