Vietnam Seizes Opportunity for Rapid Rise as China at Odds With the West

A worker wearing a face mask while working at the Maxport factory, which makes activewear for various textile clothing brands, in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Sept. 21, 2021. Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images

News Analysis

Entering 2023, as the United States continues to impose various sanctions on China and American companies are accelerating their withdrawal from the country, Vietnam—a former foe during the Vietnam War—is receiving favorable gestures from the United States.