Navigating the Indo-Pacific: Vietnam's hedging strategies amid the geopolitical rivalry between China and the United States

College

College of Liberal Arts

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Asian Perspective

Volume

48

Issue

1

First Page

95

Last Page

118

Publication Date

2024

Abstract

Vietnam has implemented hedging strategies in response to the geopolitical rivalry between China and the United States in the Indo-Pacific region. While the uncertainty from the dynamics of the Sino–US rivalry has been widely acknowledged, we examine how Vietnam's hedging strategy is also calibrated toward ongoing domestic political developments. We argue that while the international environment determines the overall structure of Vietnam's geopolitical hedging strategy, domestic factors, such as the success of Doi Moi, the interaction of party factions, and disagreements among public elites, influence the breadth of this strategy. Current global exigencies and internal domestic concerns require Hanoi to intelligently and delicately calibrate its interactions with great powers with little margin for error.

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Disciplines

International Relations

Keywords

Vietnam—Foreign relations—China; China—Foreign relations—Vietnam; Vietnam—Foreign relations—United States; United States—Foreign relations—China; Geopolitics—Vietnam

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