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China-Vietnam relations
![What Does Vietnam Think About America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy? What Does Vietnam Think About America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-07-15-8.jpg)
What Does Vietnam Think About America’s Indo-Pacific Strategy?
By Derek Grossman
The South China Sea is where the rubber meets the road for U.S.-Vietnam security ties, and in this regard, Hanoi has gone as far as it is comfortable.
![Behind Vietnam’s COVID-19 Response, Deep Distrust of China Behind Vietnam’s COVID-19 Response, Deep Distrust of China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-05-14.jpg)
Behind Vietnam’s COVID-19 Response, Deep Distrust of China
By Bac Pham and Bennett Murray
Despite public health cooperation, analysts say the Vietnamese Communist Party has little trust in the word of its Chinese counterparts.
![Offensive Cyber Capabilities and Public Health Intelligence: Vietnam, APT32, and COVID-19 Offensive Cyber Capabilities and Public Health Intelligence: Vietnam, APT32, and COVID-19](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-hacker-4031973-1280.jpg)
Offensive Cyber Capabilities and Public Health Intelligence: Vietnam, APT32, and COVID-19
By Ankit Panda
A suspected Vietnamese state-backed cyber campaign targeted Chinese health authorities.
![Making Sense of China’s Latest Bid to Administer Sovereignty in the South China Sea Making Sense of China’s Latest Bid to Administer Sovereignty in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-16203442229598.jpg)
Making Sense of China’s Latest Bid to Administer Sovereignty in the South China Sea
By Ankit Panda
New additions to ‘Sansha’ City and a naming exercise for submerged features are the latest in Beijing’s sovereignty-seeking toolkit.
![Vietnam Needs to ‘Struggle’ More in the South China Sea Vietnam Needs to ‘Struggle’ More in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-19294218919880.jpg)
Vietnam Needs to ‘Struggle’ More in the South China Sea
By Derek Grossman
Assessing Hanoi’s strategy after the Vanguard Bank standoff with China.
![After a China-Vietnam Standoff, Expect a Turn to the US After a China-Vietnam Standoff, Expect a Turn to the US](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18213128994838.jpg)
After a China-Vietnam Standoff, Expect a Turn to the US
By Christopher Sharman
Coercive Chinese tactics to settle South China Sea disputes serve as a catalyst for enhanced Vietnam-U.S. security cooperation.
![China’s Dominance on Display in the South China Sea China’s Dominance on Display in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18206153203643.jpg)
China’s Dominance on Display in the South China Sea
By Trinh Le
Beijing’s repeated provocative actions in the South China Sea leaves the region worse off.
![South China Sea: Pentagon Slams China's 'Bullying' Behavior Against Vietnam South China Sea: Pentagon Slams China's 'Bullying' Behavior Against Vietnam](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-flag-2530559_1280.jpg)
South China Sea: Pentagon Slams China's 'Bullying' Behavior Against Vietnam
By Ankit Panda
The statement follows an intensification of Chinese activity.
![The South China Sea Island China Gave Away The South China Sea Island China Gave Away](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-blv2a.jpg)
The South China Sea Island China Gave Away
By Zhen-Gang Ji
Bach Long Vi Island and its secret transfer from China to Vietnam.
![China’s Disregard for Vietnamese Sovereignty Leaves the Region Worse Off China’s Disregard for Vietnamese Sovereignty Leaves the Region Worse Off](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-7380607202_b13f1be34f_h.jpg)
China’s Disregard for Vietnamese Sovereignty Leaves the Region Worse Off
By Ankit Panda
China shows it prefers a region where “might makes right.”
![Hun Sen’s Big Bet: Making Sense of China’s Second Overseas Military Base Hun Sen’s Big Bet: Making Sense of China’s Second Overseas Military Base](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-hun_sen_2016.jpg)
Hun Sen’s Big Bet: Making Sense of China’s Second Overseas Military Base
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
What is the significance of China setting up its second overseas military base in Cambodia?
![Vietnam Needs to Break Its Addiction to Chinese Coal Vietnam Needs to Break Its Addiction to Chinese Coal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-12-02_15-33-18.jpg)
Vietnam Needs to Break Its Addiction to Chinese Coal
By Brian Malczyk and Tim Robinson
Hanoi needs to consider the environmental and strategic consequences of reliance on Chinese coal projects.