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Nguyen Phu Trong

January 17, 2023
The Communist Party of Vietnam’s New Approach to Accountability
By Quynh Le Tran
Nguyen Xuan Phuc has become the first Vietnamese president to resign from office, amid an ongoing graft scandal linked to the country's COVID-19 response.

November 14, 2022
German Chancellor Calls for Deeper Trade Ties With Vietnam
By Sebastian Strangio
Olaf Scholz flagged Vietnam as an important future partner in his government's plan to reduce Germany's economic reliance on China.

November 12, 2022
Vietnam’s Approach to China: Bamboo Diplomacy With Neo-tributary Characteristics
By Alexander L. Vuving
Vietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong's recent visit to Beijing was meant to assure China, but didn't signal any change in Hanoi's basic approach toward its northern neighbor.

November 04, 2022
Hanoi’s Beijing Syndrome
By Duy Hoang
The “Vietnamese street” and especially the activist community is known to be anti-China, but the Vietnamese Communist Party is keen to cultivate closer ties.

November 01, 2022
Xi Jinping Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Vietnam’s Communist Party Chief
By Sebastian Strangio
The elaborate ceremonials of Nguyen Phu Trong's state visit are a reminder of the alternating attraction and resistance that underpin Sino-Vietnamese relations.

October 29, 2022
Nguyen Phu Trong’s Trip Highlights Special Relationship Between China and Vietnam
By Nian Peng
The timing of Trong’s visit sends a strong signal that Vietnam is not going to side with the U.S. against China.

October 26, 2022
Vietnam’s Communist Party Chief to Visit China Next Week
By Sebastian Strangio
Nguyen Phu Trong will become the first foreign leader to meet with Xi Jinping since he won a precedent-breaking third term as party head.

October 26, 2022
The Vietnamese Communist Party’s Moral Vanguardism
By David Hutt
The Party's “morality campaign" has played a more important role in its thinking than the parallel and higher-profile anti-graft drive.

June 07, 2022
Vietnam’s Communist Party Dumps Officials Over COVID-19 Test-Kit Scam
By Sebastian Strangio
The pair were linked to a $172 million scandal in which officials were bribed to supply hospitals with vastly overpriced test kits.

September 28, 2021
In Rare Three-Party Conclave, Vietnam Pushes Back Against Growing Chinese Influence
By Sebastian Strangio
Hanoi is becoming increasingly unnerved by the growing Chinese influence over its longstanding clients, Cambodia and Laos.

March 05, 2021
The Final Victory of Nguyen Phu Trong
By Quynh Tran
How Vietnam's communist party chief earned a surprise third term at this year's National Congress.

February 26, 2021
The Rise and Rise of Nguyen Phu Trong
By Quynh Tran
How Vietnam's party chief defied conventional wisdom and became his country's most powerful leader in a generation.