Vietnam practices deft diplomacy amid strategic dilemmas


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Vietnam US President Biden signed the interim National Security Guidance early this month which notes that Russia "remains determined to enhance its global influence and play a disruptive role on the world stage", and identifies China as "the only competitor potentially capable of combining its economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to mount a sustained challenge to a stable and open international system". The Guidance further points out that both countries have "invested heavily in efforts meant to check U.S. strengths and prevent us from defending our interests and allies around the world". However there is also the sobering note…