Vietnam

November 2005 | Risk Summary

Chinese President and Communist Party General Secretary Hu Jintao paid an official visit to Vietnam at the end of October. The three-day visit, made at the invitation of Vietnam Communist Party General Nong Duc Manh and President Tran Duc Luong, marks a period of growing co-operative ties between the two parties and countries. In October, the Vietnamese defence minister visited China to meet his counterpart, boosting momentum for increased co-operation between the two armies in the future. This year marks the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Vietnam, and lawmakers believe that close co-operation in various areas will

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