Xi Jinping’s Vietnam Visit: Seeking Warm Ties Amid Maritime Tensions and US Influence

Published on December 19, 2023

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s two-day visit to Vietnam, which began on Dec. 12, pushed for warmer ties between the two communist countries. However, Vietnam’s state media failed to respond enthusiastically to China’s gesture, indicating its reluctance to align itself with China fully.  Amid China’s escalation of territorial disputes with the Philippines in the South China Sea, Mr. Xi is seeking to court Vietnam to avoid a simultaneous confrontation with multiple nations in the region. During his visit, China offered to increase financial support for cross-border railroad construction. The two countries once cherished their shared communist ties with China, aiding the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam War, but relations soured for several reasons, including Beijing’s support of Pol Pot’s genocidal Khmer Rouge regime that took control of Cambodia in 1975....

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