Vietnam’s Dilemma Of Relationship With The U.S.

Recently, they notice that the United States seems enhance a relationship with Hanoi’s government since then diplomatic linking of the both, between the United States and Vietnam in 1995 that they used to be mutual acrimonious and deadly enemies in a period of the cold war. They are now making a big step move forward, which focused on economy, military and Civil Nuclear.

Inside the U.S. view—Vietnam is the mainstay for its strategy in the Southeast Asia region, particularly to contain the rising of Chinese influences which is consistent with the Obama’s administration aiming at this region target. As of Vietnam has a concern over the Chinese military and aggression for example the concern which is related to the China’s South sea issue. Vietnam therefore desperately needs to have U.S. presence in Asia in order to ensure a balance influence against China. In such context, both Vietnam and U.S. entirely eye on their respective benefits, even they have stance on relationship enhancement image.

Furthermore, the critics had revealed that the government of Vietnam and U.S. entirely have expressed their same stances so that to protest China over the South sea activities deployment. Though, Vietnam still hesitates to capture relationship with U.S. to against China. One group of Vietnam has an extreme move to against China. Therefore it seeks for a backup of the U.S. and among other countries in the region meanwhile another group has pessimism on relationship with the U.S. due to they are afraid that U.S. might ask for Vietnam to reform politics and human rights in line with democracy on which Vietnam must beholden to U.S. request over time. Besides, U.S. also ask for Vietnam to have the joint military maneuvers on behalf of its ally.

Yet, the Vietnamese group has a deep concern that it would deteriorate the status of facing between China and Vietnam may reach to an armed conflict. Sometimes, China may also slam sanction on Vietnam.

It is literally apparent that the members of Vietnamese government are afraid of China and hate China but they still do not trust in U.S backup as well.

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