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Vietnam-China relations
India and Vietnam Advance Their Strategic Partnership
By Carl Thayer
India and Vietnam are expanding their strategic partnership from energy and trade to defense and space -- and beyond.
Vietnam’s Navy Crosses the Line
By Carl Thayer
Vietnam is stepping up its defense cooperation, particularly on maritime issues, with friends near and far.
How Vietnam Woos China and India Simultaneously
By Carl Thayer
In managing relations with India and China, Vietnamese diplomacy has grown dynamic and creative.
Should the US Proliferate A2/AD in Asia?
By Robert Farley
The United States shouldn't rush into arming its allies with anti-access/area denial technologies.
US to Abandon Use of Land Mines Everywhere But Korea
By Ankit Panda
Plus, the Philippines' Aquino on China's mixed signals, Vietnam may be able to buy U.S. weapons, and more. Security links.
India-Vietnam Supersonic Missile Talks in 'Advanced Stage'
By Ankit Panda
Vietnam may soon import the BrahMos cruise missile from India.
Vietnam's China Challenge: Making Asymmetric Deterrence Work
By Ankit Panda
With its new Kilo-class subs, Vietnam will implement an asymmetric area denial strategy against China.
Vietnam, China and the Oil Rig Crisis: Who Blinked?
By Carl Thayer
Did Vietnam buckle under Chinese pressure or did China blink?
Lawfare or Warfare?: History, International Law and Geo-Strategy
By Carl Thayer
The Diplomat's Carl Thayer reports on Vietnam's Da Nang conference on the status of the Paracel Islands.
Chinese Ship Rams and Sinks Vietnamese Fishing Boat in South China Sea
By Ankit Panda
The sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat by a Chinese vessel will keep tensions high between China and Vietnam.
Vietnam Mulling New Strategies to Deter China
By Carl Thayer
What is Vietnam's strategy for resisting Chinese coercion?
How China Won the ASEAN Summit
By Shannon Tiezzi
Besides a Foreign Ministers' Statement, ASEAN largely chose to avoid addressing the current South China Sea tensions.