Yes I know there will be no war - it was hypothetical. You must ask why that is, has the VCP strategically place itself? Trade deficit with China is telling because most of the trade is specifically in South China, this will deter those that benefit from Vietnamese business. On other hand China helps Vietnam develop because China needs markets for its products.
Yes I know there will be no war - it was hypothetical. You must ask why that is, has the VCP strategically place itself? Trade deficit with China is telling because most of the trade is specifically in South China, this will deter those that benefit from Vietnamese business. On other hand China helps Vietnam develop because China needs markets for its products.
China doesn't help Vietnam develop. It helped Vietnam undeveloped. Look at the previous construction projects built by Chinese contractors. There is Zero food safety, zero work safety, and these are due to the lack understanding of freedom of expression and human rights. I'm not saying that they cannot improve it. It will take someone strong enough to stand up to it and it shouldn't be that way. The list goes on.
Vietnam doesn't want to go to war with China. China can go to war with Vietnam but since the US is somewhat involved. Not directly but indirectly. China has a lot to lose, mainly its wealth. Look at Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Shenzhen, etc. A lot of lose for little gain of SCS. This forces China to rethink of another strategy. Do you think China is going to give up? Hell no. Since Vietnam is still weak, poor and undeveloped, China can still rule the VCP.
And here you think trade with China is a good thing? lol! Unbelievable. Maybe you need to visit Vietnam. Of course, from VCP's mind, trade with China is a good thing. Why? it brings them money so they can purchase more useless Russian jets, subs, etc. For what? To leave it to rot? lol sure. While leaving Vietnamese citizens eating poison food that are coming from China. VCP doesn't give a hair to its people.
Beating up citizens for standing up to China. Unable to understand and complete a balance sheet. What do you call it? oh right, INCOMPETENCE! or LACK of EDUCATION. It's really easy to throw a few million lives to perform suicide missions for you. Of course VCP isn't perfect. What is wrong with VCP? Running by a bunch of buffoons. These guys don't believe in Education, Engineer and Science. They believe in lies, dishonor and corruption. Because it is too much work to be Educated and put in the hardwork. It's easier to steal and lie. Arrest/remove people with different opinions to protect their own ignorance so they can be on top. Hmm, does that sounds familiar? A buffoon.
You say "corruption doesn't bring security to investors". You have indirectly complemented the VCP.
Returns underlie FDI and we are dealing with capitalist everyone rightly demands returns.
Security means solid governance foremost - maybe hungry entrepreneurs can make swift changes via private companies that sway SOE's and maybe governance also. VCP is not perfect but Vietnam need stable governance beyond a point where it can transition to better social standards, way latter.
Are you in business and investing? no? then you're obviously have no idea what you are talking about. Government stability? VCP isn't stable, man. She's PARANOID AS F! It's not stable when VCP can't honor their own words. Unless contracts are protected by legal means and that legal means are being honored by VCP which is then in checks by Vietnamese public, then yes, that is almost stable. You don't understand politics and business, man. Only gangsters would agree with you about corruption is good business.
Their is a quote from a computer game "Your civilization is based on the technology of the mass relays, our technology. By using it, your society develops along the paths we desire." - Mass Effect, your Canadian you should know.
I don't play video games anymore. And I don't take quotes from video games. I live my own life and I create my own quotes. 
Look at Vietnam geography, it has shallow width moving southward, a long coastline, we can draw that Vietnam's weakness is sea and air. Moving off topic but the hinterland is where most raw materials reside.
Vietnam is poor, it uses the raw materials is has to export. It doesn't have a science history, resources (exported for profit), money for R&D. It needs security now! Maybe years later if things go as planned then we may very well see product inventions from Vietnam.
Also nothing is going to stop China's rise, that is hard truth!
Vietnam is not poor. Just runs by poor minds.
Somethings in governance are not meant to be shared with its citizens, the opinions of those citizens have no weight because they truly don't understand the politics behind them (that includes us overseas).
Certain things can and certain things should. Not everything should be closed.
It's true what you say about the tech from US & Russia, this should wake fellow Vietnamese, that they are only strategic partners not friends of Vietnam. The weapons Vietnam does have control over them, it's the tech transfers and maintenance that's the yoke.
These countries spent billions in R&D billions in manufacture why should they give them away, does Vietnam have this money?
R&D is in the Education system. People just need to learn it. You need a PhD to do any R&D work. VCP are running by dumb people whose IQ are probably 50 top.
You really don't know how R&D works. It doesn't cost billion of dollars. Maybe millions but not billions. Unless you're talking about starting from ground zero and work your way up (Such as develop technology to harnessing dark energy, develop technology to collect anti-matters, tech to produce a blackhole, quantum computers, bending space? etc). Again, why reinvent the wheel, when the wheel is already invented?
Benefits of buying tech from developed countries is that Vietnam also gets training, knowledge transfers (however partial). I have no doubt Vietnamese will use all they learn to enhance themselves.
Techs can become outdated and more spending required for upgrades and training. No benefit.
Also it's cheaper than spending so many billions on R&D only to have dud products, you learn from established nations get a sense of what needs to be done, how to do it and be on your own way.
It is not cheaper than R&D. It is not your own tech, you cannot control the tech in it. They have the power to control your tech without you knowing it.
Reason why Vietnam is asking for US assistance in EastSea, because China is quickly becoming regional hegemon, a united ASEAN can't balance China. Also it's in US interest that they intervene, because China would influence the whole region, transfer wealth and power that is teeter-tooter to the East.
Because Vietnam is too poor at developing a country. US is not interested in intervening in SCS. They are indirectly involved. US doesn't like Communist or Monarchy Systems. This is why US is US. They don't even trust China and Vietnam. Of course, they want their freedom of Navigation. The world will meet and rewrite how freedom of Navigation should layout and this should never happen again.
Vietnam a sovereign country via blood - how many countries still stand that are sovereign, the VCP has done well until now, buying weapons from opposing countries, attract FDI and have have a developing economy.
Ho Chi Minh has done well. VCP is still under pressure for a change. Only better when they fully accept this change then the country should explode with opportunities. Not now. The only country that opposed to sell weapon to Vietnam was US. VCP doesn't deserve full credit for this.
. What you say is true, no foreign country would invest in Vietnam. At least you know I'm not in business or investing and maybe a gangster.
