Vietnam’s foreign minister credited his Communist-ruled nation’s “bamboo diplomacy” for successfully balancing its relations with the rival global powers of China and the US, and said that the recent resignation of President Vo Van Thuong would not be destabilising.
“In 2023, Vietnam hosted both US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping – which means Vietnam wishes and can have good relations with all major powers, thanks to Vietnam’s bamboo diplomacy”, Bui Thanh Son said at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank.
