Vietnam's strategic hedging vis-à-vis China: the roles of the European Union and Russia

Autor: Phuc Thi Tran, Alena Vysotskaya G. Vieira, Laura C. Ferreira-Pereira
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional, Vol 56, Iss 1, Pp 163-182 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1983-3121
0034-7329
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-73292013000100009
Popis: Against the backdrop of China's assertive policies in the South China Sea, the present study evaluates how Vietnam has sought to mitigate the increasingly unequal regional power distribution vis-à-vis China. It argues that Vietnam tends to cope with China mainly by engaging itself in hedging strategies on the basis of diversified and strong relationships with different players. Appraising the roles of Russia and the European Union (EU), the study analyzes the pay-offs of Vietnam's military hedging with Russia and its economic hedging with the EU.
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