Vietnam, trapped by two giants: A strategic piece in the US-China trade war

Vietnam’s Factory Workers Are Living in Fear of Trump’s Tariffs

For Vietnam’s legion of factory workers, the mathematics of making a living was complicated enough before President Trump announced a whopping tariff on the goods they make. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Hanh worked two factory jobs, six days a week, for nearly a year after her husband lost his job in 2023. She had no other choice to help feed their four children and keep them in school. “It was brutal,” Ms. Hanh, 40, said. Her husband is working full time a…

Vietnam, trapped by two giants: A strategic piece in the US-China trade war

Half a century after the end of the Vietnam War — commemorated on April 30 — the Asian nation once again finds itself at the heart of a global power struggle. Now transformed into one of the world’s most dynamic economies and a manufacturing and export powerhouse, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is caught between two competing forces vying for control over global supply chains: China and the United States. This battle is being waged through ta…

Nguyen Khac Giang quoted by El Pais: “Vietnam, trapped by two giants: A strategic piece in the US-China trade war”

This article was published on 3 May 2025. Dr Nguyen Khac Giang is Visiting Fellow with iSEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. To read the article, visit The post Nguyen Khac Giang quoted by El Pais: “Vietnam, trapped by two giants: A strategic piece in the US-China trade war” appeared first on ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

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