Table Of ContentVIETNAM’S FOREIGN POLICY
UNDER DOI MOI
The ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute (formerly Institute of Southeast
Asian Studies) is an autonomous organization established in 1968. It is
a regional centre dedicated to the study of socio-political, security,
and economic trends and developments in Southeast Asia and its
wider geostrategic and economic environment. The Institute’s research
programmes are grouped under Regional Economic Studies (RES),
Regional Strategic and Political Studies (RSPS), and Regional Social
and Cultural Studies (RSCS). The Institute is also home to the ASEAN
Studies Centre (ASC), the Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre (NSC), and the
Singapore APEC Study Centre.
ISEAS Publishing, an established academic press, has issued
more than 2,000 books and journals. It is the largest scholarly publisher
of research about Southeast Asia from within the region. ISEAS
Publishing works with many other academic and trade publishers
and distributors to disseminate important research and analyses from
and about Southeast Asia to the rest of the world.
VIETNAM’S FOREIGN POLICY
UNDER DOI MOI
Edited by Le Hong Hiep
& Anton Tsvetov
First published in Singapore in 2018 by
ISEAS Publishing
30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 119614
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: <http://bookshop.iseas.edu.sg>
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in
a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic,
mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior
permission of the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
© 2018 ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore
The responsibility for facts and opinions in this publication rests exclusively with the
authors and their interpretations do not necessarily reflect the views or the policy of
the publisher or its supporters.
ISEAS Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Vietnam’s Foreign Policy under Doi Moi / edited by Le Hong Hiep and
Anton Tsvetov.
1. Vietnam—Foreign relations—20th century.
2. Vietnam—Foreign relations—21st century.
3. ASEAN—Membership.
4. Vietnam—Foreign relations—South China Sea.
5. South China Sea—Foreign relations—Vietnam.
6. Vietnam—Foreign economic relations—European Union countries.
7. European Union countries—Foreign economic relations—Vietnam.
I. Le, Hong Hiep, editor.
II. Tsvetov, Anton, editor.
DS556.57 V661 January 2018
ISBN 978-981-4818-14-8 (soft cover)
ISBN 978-981-4818-15-5 (E-book PDF)
Typeset by International Typesetters Pte Ltd
Printed in Singapore by Markono Print Media Pte Ltd
Contents
List of Tables vii
List of Figures viii
List of Abbreviations ix
Acknowledgements xii
About the Contributors xiii
PART 1: AnALYTICAL AnD HISToRICAL FRAmEwoRk
1. Introduction: The Making of Vietnam’s Foreign Policy 3
under Doi Moi
Le Hong Hiep
2. The Evolution of Vietnamese Diplomacy, 1986–2016 23
Carlyle A. Thayer
PART II: BILATERAL RELATIonSHIPS
3. The Evolution of Strategic Trust in Vietnam–U.S. 47
Relations
Phuong Nguyen
4. The 2014 Oil Rig Crisis and its Implications for 72
Vietnam–China Relations
Nguyen Thanh Trung and Truong-Minh Vu
vi Contents
5. Vietnam–Japan Relations: Moving beyond Economic 96
Cooperation?
Thuy T. Do and Julia Luong Dinh
6. The Reinvigoration of India–Vietnam Partnership under 117
Prime Minister Modi
Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy
7. Vietnam–Russia Relations: Glorious Past, Uncertain Future 141
Anton Tsvetov
8. Vietnam’s Foreign Policy Towards its Smaller Neighbours 166
Vannarith Chheang
9. Vietnam’s Decision to Join ASEAN: The South China Sea 186
Disputes Connection
Nguyen Vu Tung and Dang Cam Tu
PART III: mAJoR FoREIGn PoLICY ISSUES
10. Vietnam’s South China Sea Strategy since 2007 211
Ha Anh Tuan
11. Vietnam’s International Economic Integration under 235
Doi Moi
To Minh Thu
12. Norm Diffusion through Trade: The Case of the 260
EU–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement
Hoang Hai Ha
Index 281
List of tabLes
4.1 Exchange of High-Level Visits between Vietnam and the 83
United States, Japan, Indiaand Russia, May 2014–May 2017
4.2 Major Additions to Vietnam’s Naval Capabilities, mid-2014 87
to mid-2017
4.3 Vietnam Coast Guard’s Major Acquisitions, mid-2014 to 88
mid-2017
7.1 Bilateral Official Visits by Heads of State/Party Leaders of 150
Vietnam and Russia, 2001–11
10.1 Major Engagement Mechanisms between Vietnam 220
and China
11.1 Major Developments in the CPV’s Thinking on 243
International Economic Integration, 1986–2016
11.2 Vietnam’s FTAs and Their Status, September 2017 245
11.3 Trade and Investment in Vietnam, 1986–2015 247
11.4 Vietnam’s Exports and Imports Distribution by 248
Country/Region, 1986–2015
11.5 Regional Comparison of Selected Trade Indicators 249
vii
List of figures
5.1 Exchange of High-Level Visits between Vietnam and the 109
United States, Japan, Indiaand Russia, May 2014–May 2017
7.1 Bilateral Official Visits by Heads of State/Party Leaders of 146
Vietnam and Russia, 2001–11
7.2 Major Engagement Mechanisms between Vietnam 151
and China
7.3 Major Developments in the CPV’s Thinking on 154
International Economic Integration, 1986–2016
11.1 Vietnam’s FTAs and Their Status, September 2017 246
12.1 Trade and Investment in Vietnam, 1986–2015 264
viii
List of abbreviations
ADB Asian Development Bank
ADMM ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting
AEC ASEAN Economic Community
AFTA ASEAN Free Trade Agreement
AIIB Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
AMF ASEAN Maritime Forum
AMM ASEAN Ministerial Meeting
ARF ASEAN Regional Forum
APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASEM Asia Europe Meeting
ASW anti-submarine warfare
BIMSTEC Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Scientific,
Technological and Economic Cooperation
BJP Bharatiya Janata Party
BRI Belt and Road Initiative
BTA Bilateral Trade Agreement
CNRP Cambodia National Rescue Party
CPP Cambodian People’s Party
CPV Communist Party of Vietnam
CSIS Centre for Strategic and International Studies
ix
