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Nguyễn Phú Trọng’s Legacy
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Nguyễn Phú Trọng’s Legacy

Grudging appreciation for Viêt Nam’s aging leader

Aug 11, 2022
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By: David Brown
General Secretary Trọng, in short sleeves, with (suited, left to right) State President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, National Assembly Chairman Vượng Đình Huệ, and Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính. Photo from Vietnam News Agency

Nguyễn Phu Trọng, the 78-year-old leader of Vietnam’s Communist Party, insists that he is ready to retire whenever the party’…

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