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>I wouldn't count on Vietnam siding with China in a global conflict. The last global conflict had the current Vietnamese government sided with China and the US
by _kava 4y ago
>I wouldn't count on Vietnam siding with China in a global conflict.
The last global conflict had the current Vietnamese government sided with China and the USSR against the US. I think you already lost that bet.
I would like to ask you for sources on Vietnamese sentiment regarding China and the US. But that is probably irrelevant. What the majority of Vietnamese think ultimately doesn't mean anything, because it isn't a democracy. What the communist party think is more important. And I would bet two communist parties are probably chummier with each other than with the US.
- selimthegrim 4y agoI think you skipped right over 1979 and Cambodia.
- partiallypro 4y ago> The last global conflict had the current Vietnamese government sided with China and the USSR against the US. I think you already lost that bet. I didn't claim a bet, but anyhow I don't know how to tell you this, but that was 40+ years ago. Even then you're not quite right, they went to war with each other in the 70s. The world is much different now and China at that time was not considered a global power. Now it is, and a lot of its neighbors don't like it. That includes countries like India and Vietnam. > I would like to ask you for sources on Vietnamese sentiment regarding China and the US. Ok, here is one of many. "Based on the latest ABS data, only 25 percent of Vietnamese respondents believe that China has exerted a positive impact on their country, but for United States, the number goes up to 85 percent. " https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/china-and-the-us-who-has-more-influence-in-vietnam/ https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/china-and-the-us-who-has-mor...