Vietnam, in a Bind, Tries to Chart a Path Between U.S. and China
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Vietnam, in a Bind, Tries to Chart a Path Between U.S. and China
The Vietnamese watched in alarm last year when Beijing reacted to an international tribunal’s dismissal
of China’s expansive claims over the South China Sea by ignoring — and even mocking — the judgment.
Now, Mr. Trump’s decision to take the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, which would have
given 11 other economies an alternative to a Chinese-led economic order, has left the Vietnamese feeling vulnerable.
With the 11 other members of the pact still hashing out if they can proceed without the United States, Washington’s withdrawal — not to mention Mr. Trump’s "America First" speech at the APEC meeting on Friday — leaves some nations wondering if their best option may be Chinese-backed trade pacts and financing deals
that have fewer guarantees for workers and less official transparency.
Le Dang Doanh said that China is one of the few countries in the world that doesn’t observe international law in many areas,
Nguyen Ngoc Anh said that As Vietnamese, we are always trying to find a way to balance China’s power,
11, 2017
HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam’s full-on war with the United States lasted a decade.
The Vietnamese watched in alarm last year when Beijing reacted to an international tribunal’s dismissal
of China’s expansive claims over the South China Sea by ignoring — and even mocking — the judgment.
Now, Mr. Trump’s decision to take the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, which would have
given 11 other economies an alternative to a Chinese-led economic order, has left the Vietnamese feeling vulnerable.
With the 11 other members of the pact still hashing out if they can proceed without the United States, Washington’s withdrawal — not to mention Mr. Trump’s "America First" speech at the APEC meeting on Friday — leaves some nations wondering if their best option may be Chinese-backed trade pacts and financing deals
that have fewer guarantees for workers and less official transparency.
Le Dang Doanh said that China is one of the few countries in the world that doesn’t observe international law in many areas,
Nguyen Ngoc Anh said that As Vietnamese, we are always trying to find a way to balance China’s power,
11, 2017
HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam’s full-on war with the United States lasted a decade.