Xi’s Visit Shows Vietnam’s Balancing Act as Tariffs Loom
Xi Jinping and To Lam, right, in Hanoi on April 14.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Vietnam to jointly oppose “unilateral bullying” in his first overseas trip this year in a veiled jab at the US. Hanoi’s initial silence on the request shows its attempt to walk a tightrope between the two powers.