Russia’s President Vladimir Putin could soon make a state visit to Vietnam, after receiving an invitation from Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) chief Nguyen Phu Throng during a telephone call yesterday. During the call, Vietnamese state media reported, “General Secretary Trọng took the occasion to extend an invitation to President Putin to visit Viet Nam … Read more
By now, it has been widely accepted that Vietnam has mastered the art of not choosing its foreign relations. Geopolitically speaking, Vietnam has refused to side with either China or the United States in their growing great-power competition. It is also the only country that hosted visits from both Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President … Read more
Advertisement When rumors started to emerge about the possible elevation of Vietnam-U.S. diplomatic framework to a “comprehensive strategic partnership,” which eventuated during U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Vietnam this weekend, many alluded that this is driven primarily by Vietnam’s need to counterbalance China’s growing influence, especially its naval expansionism in the South China Sea. … Read more
Advertisement When U.S. President Joe Biden arrives in Hanoi on September 10, U.S.-Vietnam relations will likely be upgraded to a “comprehensive strategic partnership.” According to inside sources, the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has decided to take bilateral relations with the United States to the highest level of Vietnam’s diplomatic hierarchy. This … Read more
Advertisement Late last week, Politico published a report confirming that the United States and Vietnam will sign a strategic partnership agreement when President Joe Biden visits the country next month. The report, which is based on three sources “with knowledge of the deal’s planning” stated that the agreement “will allow for new bilateral collaboration that … Read more
Advertisement Although the United States and Vietnam are ideologically different, recent bilateral developments show that both countries are now more open to direct exchanges between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the U.S. government. Beyond the historic visit of CPV chief Nguyen Phu Trong’ to the White House in 2015, U.S. officials increasingly engage … Read more