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...