Vietnam has become a key country in the Sino-US competition. Xi Jinping’s visit to Vietnam may be his most accomplished diplomatic trip of 2023. The two countries issued a lengthy joint statement and described their relations as “comrades + friends.” Although the two communist countries share the same political ideology, they differ in many areas.
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1:40 Why is Vietnam important to Beijing？
7:35 What did Beijing and Hanoi agree on?
15:36 What didn’t Beijing and Hanoi agree on?
27:20 How is Vietnam different from China politically?
31:17 How does Vietnam position itself between China and the U.S.
36:10 Q&A
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