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It is a zero-sum game between whether Vietnam supports China more, or America more. Those are the multipolar blocs of power. That's why they are being compared. The question being implicitly asked underneath this discussion is "who would Vietnam side with in a war or cold war between China and America? Or would they remain neutral" or put another way, in a correct-thinking anti-imperialist manner: Would Vietnam fight against imperialists or with them, or would they try to fail their duties of internationalism and solidarity and remain neutral?
There are legitimate concerns and hopes that Vietnam would participate as part of the ring of containment against China, alongside Japan, Occupied Korea, Occupied Chinese Taipei, India, etc. That they are brought up in this light isn't damning? It's the tug-of-war meme where you see who's on your side and go wtf?
Its damning when they chose chauvinism (deserved or otherwise) and align themselves with the very same nation that bombed them with agent orange, over the many socialists and anti-imperialist states, not to forget also trading weapons with israhell.
Like that is a total betrayal on Khruschevite levels and spits on everything the Vietnamese people fought for. Vietnamese communists need to hold their leadership accountable and kick out the revisionists and pro-americans, or risk becoming an enemy of the free peoples of this world.