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The meeting between Vietnamese Communist Party leader To Lam and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping shows Hanoi still views Beijing as a primary partner, but an analyst said that the Chinese regime’s growing economic ties and maritime “salami-slicing” tactics give it leverage to gradually erode Vietnam’s sovereignty.
To concluded his four-day state visit to China on April 17, as both sides pledged to expand cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, and high-speed railways, according to a joint statement.
The two nations also signed agreements on party affairs, public security, judicial cooperation, trade, supply chains, and customs….
Closer Ties to Beijing Comes With Risks for Vietnam, Analyst Warns
