Posted on 09/02/2021 9:28:37 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
While U.S. pundits see Vice President Kamala Harris's visit to Hanoi as a way for her to get out of town and avoid awkward questions, the Chinese media responded with sharp commentary accusing her of inciting Vietnam against China. For her part, Harris accused China of "bullying" in the South China Sea. The U.S.-China-Vietnam strategic triangle is certainly on the minds of ordinary Vietnamese.
At a park in central Saigon, some students asked me, "Do you know why we love Trump?"
"Is it because he hates China?" I asked.
"Yeah!" They responded in unison.
Yes, Donald Trump is a Vietnamese folk hero. In fact, Trump is more popular in Vietnam than in any other country except the Philippines.
Why do Vietnamese like Trump? Everyone tells me it is the way he talks, which I am pretty sure means the way he talks about China. Fearing Beijing's reaction, the government limits what the Vietnamese can say about this subject. Many are fed up with worrying about what might make China angry. When Trump talks about China, he is a tribune of the Vietnamese people.
The main issue that divides China and Vietnam is the South China Sea, or East Sea, as it is called in Vietnam.
The islands of this sea were unclaimed, or terra nullius, until 1932, when the French annexed them to their colony of Indochina. They drew some lines on a map, made claims, and built a weather station. China replied with its own map claiming the islands in 1935. Vietnam has inherited the French claims.
Even while supporting North Vietnam against the United States during the Vietnam War, China worried that a united Vietnam would turn against it. China backed the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia to threaten Vietnam from both sides. It invaded Vietnam in 1979 in a brief, bloody conflict.
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They luv Biden in China.
“They luv Biden in China.”
It is not love. He is a slave. They purchased him.
Vietnam misses Trump...
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As do many other nations, but they are too arrogant and proud to admit it.
But hey, at least they don’t need to worry about any more mean tweets from Trump. Idiots.
Ping!
>> “They luv Biden in China.”
>> It is not love. He is a slave. They purchased him.
But I’ve read that it’s not uncommon for some slave owners to have some love with their slaves.
The Vietnamese were not reassured by Kamala’s visit. They know that you can’t put any faith in a foreign policy of “Me love you long time.”
“For her part, Harris accused China of “bullying” in the South China Sea.”
She would describe invasion of Poland as “bullying”. Beyond unfit.
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Why is Trump popular in the Philippines? Does it have something to do with Mr. Duterte? My Filipina wife hasn’t said anything about that, though she is a Trump supporter.
Just have a meeting between the defense ministers in the region who are threatened by China. Taiwan should sponsor it.
My friends in Việt Nam wonder why America replaced Trump.
they didn’t ...
People in China I have talked to will quietly admit that they liked Trump, too - but since that is not Xi Jinping’s position they are not going to repeat it too loudly.
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