Vietnam's Balancing Act

Phan Xuan Dung, Research Officer, Vietnam Studies Programme, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute

15-Dec-23 07:30

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With the two major superpowers - China and US trying to curry favour with Vietnam, how will the Southeast Asian nation put its 'bamboo diplomacy' into practice as geopolitics become increasingly complex? We speak to Phan Xuan Dung, research officer of Vietnam Studies Programme at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute about what this means for Vietnam moving forward.

Image credit: AP Photos

Produced by: Chin Wai Lun

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Philip See, Anwar Mahbob

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