South China Sea: ‘neutral’ Vietnam hedges against Beijing as US, Japan, India, South Korea seek to woo it militarily
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Despite tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea, Vietnam’s ‘No 1 priority’ is maintaining stable bilateral ties, analysts say. But that hasn’t stopped Hanoi hedging its bets via some ‘diplomatic balancing’.