China intensifies “gray–zone tactics” The recent event has caused many concerns when more than 200 Chinese marine militia ships were discovered near Ba Dau (Whitson Reef), a reef in the East Sea (South China Sea) that Vietnam also claims. The…
The Philippines faces the threat of territorial encroachment from China Recently, the Philippines has criticized China’s “aggressive” actions after Beijing sent more than 200 ships to the South China Sea (Vietnam calls it the East Sea). Manila also asked Beijing…
The US-China dialogue ends in tense The first US-China dialogue since Biden took office ended in tension, mutual accusations by both sides and no joint statement has been made. Many people made different comments about China’s “diplomacy of warriors” with…
Vietnam’s state-controlled media on March 13-14 surprised the local public with posting and broadcasting many news and articles commemorating the soldiers who died when defending Gac Ma (South Johnson Reef), an island cluster in the Truong Sa (Spratlys) and naming…
Vietnam lost Gac Ma (South Johnson Reef) in the Truong Sa (Spratlys) to China 33 years ago, but there are still things that have not been clarified. What should Vietnam do to protect the sovereignty of the islands when China…
The Government of Vietnam says it has been and is ready to play a leading role, a pioneering role, and contribute to the work of the region and the world. But before discussing the international aspect, we should prioritize leading…
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…
Vietnam is one of four countries that did not give a node to the UN Security Council’s issuance of a statement condemning a military coup in Myanmar. On March 10, the UN Security Council did not reach a consensus to…
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…
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…
