Xi Fails To Win Hearts and Minds of Vietnamese in Visit to Hanoi, Observers Say, Marking Contrast With Goodwill Inspired by Biden Trip

From start to finish, the Communist Chinese president’s two-day foray into the capital of a dubious ally inspires skepticism if not cynicism among Vietnamese glued to the state-controlled TV news.

Nhac Nguyen/pool via AP
President Xi, center left, and Vietnam's Communist Party general secretary, Nguyen Phu Trong, center right, at Hanoi, December 12, 2023. Nhac Nguyen/pool via AP

The bounties and blessings of Chinese friendship as bestowed on Vietnam by President Xi during his visit to Hanoi this week hardly matched the good-will inspired by President Biden as he won hearts and minds when he was there in September.

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