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Between Two Giants: Vietnam's Dilemma

Between Two Giants: Vietnam's Dilemma

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Apr 28, 2012
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Vietnam is bordered by Cambodia and Laos to the west and China to the north. To the south, its nearest neighbors are Brunei, Malaysia, and Singapore; and east across the South China Sea, one can find the Philippines. Vietnam has little reason to feel abandoned; yet, as Hanoi fights for possessions over the Paracel and Spratly Islands, it finds itself in…

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