For years, Vietnam’s foreign policy has been described as “bamboo diplomacy”: flexible roots, firm principles, and careful balance among major powers. In practice, this has meant maintaining working relations with competing powers while avoiding overdependence on any single one. It remains a useful framework. But under the leadership of Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) General Secretary and President To Lam, it no longer fully explains how Hanoi…
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