A view of the Lan Tay gas platform, operated by Rosneft Vietnam, a unit of Russian state oil firm Rosneft, in the South China Sea off the coast of Vung Tau, Vietnam, in 2018. Photo: Reuters
A view of the Lan Tay gas platform, operated by Rosneft Vietnam, a unit of Russian state oil firm Rosneft, in the South China Sea off the coast of Vung Tau, Vietnam, in 2018. Photo: Reuters
Richard Heydarian
Opinion

Opinion

Richard Heydarian

Ukraine parallels: why Vietnam should worry more than Taiwan

  • In Asia, it is Vietnam, rather than Taiwan, that faces the same kind of strategic isolation as Ukraine, given its ‘three nos’ doctrine of geopolitical neutrality
  • Worse, as sweeping sanctions hit Russia, Hanoi may no longer be able to rely on Moscow as a source of military hardware and strategic investment

A view of the Lan Tay gas platform, operated by Rosneft Vietnam, a unit of Russian state oil firm Rosneft, in the South China Sea off the coast of Vung Tau, Vietnam, in 2018. Photo: Reuters
A view of the Lan Tay gas platform, operated by Rosneft Vietnam, a unit of Russian state oil firm Rosneft, in the South China Sea off the coast of Vung Tau, Vietnam, in 2018. Photo: Reuters
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