“The recently released ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Center annual State of Southeast Asia Report—which relies on survey data of business leaders, policymakers, and academics to get a snapshot of prevailing attitudes in the region—found that an overwhelming 73 percent of Vietnamese would align with the United States over China if forced to choose. Considering it was just forty years ago that the two countries fought a brutal war and today have opposing views on human rights, freedom, and governing philosophies, this announcement is incredible.”
— Vincenzo Caporale, “China Has Forced Vietnam Into America’s Arms,” The National Interest, March 4, 2022
“Ordinary Vietnamese, meanwhile, do not have to look hard for evidence of China’s plans to ‘dominate’ them. Chinese damming, coupled with the effects of climate change, has robbed the Mekong River of its riches and in 2016 caused Vietnam to experience its worst drought in 90 years. In 2019, Chinese damming pushed excess saltwater into Mekong, damaging Vietnamese rice farming in the process.”
— Charles Dunst, “Chinese aggression pushes Vietnam ever closer to Washington,” Nikkei Asia, April 6, 2021
“In April, a Chinese maritime vessel rammed and sank a Vietnamese fishing boat in the South China Sea. In June, another Chinese maritime ship rammed and sank another Vietnamese fishing boat there. In July, Chinese aggression forced Hanoi to cancel its contracts with oil companies operating in these waters — costing the Communist Party of Vietnam almost a billion dollars.”
— Charles Dunst, “Chinese aggression pushes Vietnam ever closer to Washington,” Nikkei Asia, April 6, 2021
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