https://www.scmp.com/rss/510343/feed Xu Jingzhi is a PhD candidate in the Department of Politics at Princeton University, focusing on international relations. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Xu Jingzhi Xu Jingzhi As an emerging and dynamic economy in Southeast Asia, Vietnam has been rapidly integrating itself into global tech supply chains. While its rise, fuelled by foreign direct investment (FDI), has been remarkable, Vietnam now stands at a pivotal juncture: will it seize this moment to move up the value chain or remain stuck in low-margin assembly? Since 2018, US tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of Chinese goods have pushed multinational companies to relocate their manufacturing operations... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3317915/vietnams-tech-moment-whats-next-after-fdi-boom?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3317915/vietnams-tech-moment-whats-next-after-fdi-boom?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Jul 2025 02:00:13 +0000 As the No 2 US diplomat Wendy Sherman kicks off her Asian trip this week, no one has completely ruled out the possibility that she will visit China. Even before her trip, signals were sent out on several occasions hinting at a high-level engagement between the United States and China. However, whether it is White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell’s expectations of a meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, or US national security adviser Jake Sullivan’s suggestion of a... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3141792/will-xi-meet-biden-why-china-wary-us-diplomatic-intentions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3141792/will-xi-meet-biden-why-china-wary-us-diplomatic-intentions?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jul 2021 17:30:08 +0000