How do the Vietnamese feel about China?
“The Vietnamese have had too much experience with the Chinese. The Vietnamese can’t trust the Chinese. We’ve had too much practice,” he adds. Few in Vietnam’s government talk so openly about the perceived threat from their northern neighbor.
Why has manufacturing moved from Japan to China to now Vietnam?
Companies have spent the past several years moving manufacturing out of China and into neighboring southeast Asian nations, both to exploit cheaper labor in other countries and to dodge tariffs imposed during the Trump administration’s trade war with China.
What do Vietnamese people think about China and Chinese people?
Vietnamese and Chinese can agree in almost everything in real life except for history, politics and some others. We tend to say that Vietnamese know China better than anyone (except for Chinese of course) and generalize very quickly. The tone, however has significantly been more sympathetic in recent years.
Is China’s rise good or bad for Vietnam?
If China is to have a better image to Vietnamese people, then the sea dispute must be solved according to international law, and China should stop entering Vietnamese EEZ – the 200 miles exclusive economic zone that all nations are entitled to. Putting asides the sea dispute however, China’s rise is good for Vietnam in many ways.
Why is there no war between China and Vietnam?
Because in the past, there were many wars between the two nations. Those wars were usually started by China and when they colonized VN, they were very cruel to native people. Now there is no war but there are still some conflicts about possession of land and sea between China and VN.
Why are China and Vietnam lumped together?
Vietnamese court officials trained in China. They brought Confucianism south and inculcated the court and the country with the Chinese philosophy. For many international observers, this–and the subsequent Communism of both countries–is enough to warrant lumping the two countries together. This is a mistake.