Vietnam’s 2020 strategy: a year of diplomatic force-multipliers

lowyinstitute.org – MICHAEL NGUYEN  – Published 16 Dec 2019 14:00  

As chair of ASEAN and with a seat on the UN Security Council, Hanoi has a chance to turn regional attention its way.

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc raises the gavel as ASEAN chair for 2020 after a handover from Thailand’s Prayut Chan-O-Cha (Photo: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images)
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc raises the gavel as ASEAN chair for 2020 after a handover from Thailand’s Prayut Chan-O-Cha (Photo: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images)

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s raising of the ASEAN gavel last month signalled not only Vietnam’s commencement as chair of the regional grouping, but also the start of a critically definitive period for its foreign policy in the South China Sea.

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