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China-Vietnam relations
![Remembering Nguyen Phu Trong’s Foreign Policy Legacies Remembering Nguyen Phu Trong’s Foreign Policy Legacies](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-02-26-074252.jpg)
Remembering Nguyen Phu Trong’s Foreign Policy Legacies
By Khang Vu
The late party chief adroitly balanced Vietnam's relationships with the major powers, while expanding its role on the international stage.
![Why Vietnam Needs to Reevaluate its Weapons Procurement Strategy Why Vietnam Needs to Reevaluate its Weapons Procurement Strategy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-04-30-035756.jpg)
Why Vietnam Needs to Reevaluate its Weapons Procurement Strategy
By Khang Vu
Growing concerns over a Chinese-funded canal project in Cambodia underscore the need for a shift from maritime to continental security.
![Situating the Battle of the Paracel Islands in Modern Vietnam-China Relations Situating the Battle of the Paracel Islands in Modern Vietnam-China Relations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-23-234345.jpg)
Situating the Battle of the Paracel Islands in Modern Vietnam-China Relations
By Khang Vu
Good relations with China have necessitated the downplaying of past conflicts by both countries.
![Vietnam’s Paradox: Commemorating the Battle of the Paracels Vietnam’s Paradox: Commemorating the Battle of the Paracels](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-18-204034.jpg)
Vietnam’s Paradox: Commemorating the Battle of the Paracels
By Christelle Nguyen
The clash is a milestone for Hanoi’s South China Sea claims – but marking its 50th anniversary requires discussing the government of South Vietnam.
![China, America, and Vietnam’s Diplomatic Blitz in 2023 China, America, and Vietnam’s Diplomatic Blitz in 2023](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-01-001030.jpg)
China, America, and Vietnam’s Diplomatic Blitz in 2023
By Sebastian Strangio
The Diplomat interviews Khang Vu, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Science at Boston College, about Vietnam’s diplomatic strategy amid great power competition.
![China Railway Plans to Test Vietnam’s Foreign Policy Equilibrium China Railway Plans to Test Vietnam’s Foreign Policy Equilibrium](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-12-17-210541.jpg)
China Railway Plans to Test Vietnam’s Foreign Policy Equilibrium
By Brandon Tran
The Kunming-Haiphong railway runs directly through Vietnam's most significant deposits of rare earth minerals.
![Vietnam and China Announce Major Upgrade in Relations During Xi Visit Vietnam and China Announce Major Upgrade in Relations During Xi Visit](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-01-001030.jpg)
Vietnam and China Announce Major Upgrade in Relations During Xi Visit
By Khang Vu
Hanoi's decision to join Beijing's "community of common destiny" is consistent with the country's longstanding policy of assurance toward its northern neighbor.
![China’s Leader Xi Jinping to Visit Vietnam Next Week China’s Leader Xi Jinping to Visit Vietnam Next Week](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-02-21-214057.jpg)
China’s Leader Xi Jinping to Visit Vietnam Next Week
By Sebastian Strangio
The trip comes on the heels of the Vietnamese government's significant diplomatic upgrades with the United States and Japan.
![What Vietnam Can Learn from the Stalemate in Ukraine What Vietnam Can Learn from the Stalemate in Ukraine](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-11-21-002727.jpg)
What Vietnam Can Learn from the Stalemate in Ukraine
By Khang Vu
The stagnant state of the conflict is likely to make Hanoi even warier of relying on its security partnership with Washington.
![China’s Xi Jinping Could Visit Vietnam Soon, Report Claims China’s Xi Jinping Could Visit Vietnam Soon, Report Claims](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-03-01-001030.jpg)
China’s Xi Jinping Could Visit Vietnam Soon, Report Claims
By Sebastian Strangio
The visit, which could take place later this month or early next, would come after U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to Hanoi last month.
![The US-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Is Not All About China The US-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Is Not All About China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-09-13-220542.jpeg)
The US-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Is Not All About China
By Nguyen Hung Son
The upgrade in ties was consistent with Hanoi's longstanding goal of building a network of relationships with the region and the world.
![Did China Colonize Vietnam? Did China Colonize Vietnam?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-23-200628.jpg)
Did China Colonize Vietnam?
By Christelle Nguyen
Vietnamese often speak of a long history of domination at Chinese hands, while Chinese youths are taught that Vietnamese territory was previously part of China.
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