A Cautious Vietnam Brakes China’s Domestic Sway

Centuries of dominance attempts by northern neighbor breed vigilance

By: Nguyen Vu 

In recent years, heated discussions have taken place in Vietnam prior to every Lunar New Year celebration over whether the holiday, the longest and most elaborate of the year, known in Vietnamese as Tết, should be abolished despite its cultural significance, a time of family gathering and ancestor worship. Migrant workers and students who …