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US-Vietnam Relations: A
Bibliography, 1984-2020
Carlyle A. Thayer
February 8, 2020

Bilateral Relations, 2017-January 2020

“Asia Reassurance Initiative Act: Framework for a US Indo-Pacific Strategy?”, The
Diplomat, January 7, 2020. https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/asia-reassurance-
initiative-act-framework-for-a-us-indo-pacific-strategy/
“US – Vietnam Relations and the China factor,” Chennai Centre for China Studies,
Geopolitics and Strategy Article No. 37/2019, October 4, 2019.
https://www.c3sindia.org/geopolitics-strategy/us-vietnam-relations-and-the-china-
factor-by-carl-thayer/
“Is China Pressuring ExxonMobil to Cease Vietnam Operations?” Radio Free Asia
China Reach Project No. 1, September 16, 2019.
https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/china-vietnam-09162019204935.html
“Will U.S.-Vietnam Ties Benefit from the Trump-Kim Summit in Hanoi?” World
Politics Review, March 1, 2019. https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trend-
lines/27549/will-u-s-vietnam-ties-benefit-from-the-trump-kim-summit-in-hanoi
“ARIA: Congress Makes Its Mark on US Asia Policy,” The Diplomat, January 8, 2019.
https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/aria-congress-makes-its-mark-on-us-asia-policy/
“United States-Vietnam Relations: Strategic Convergence but not Strategic
Congruence,” in Jeffrey Wilson, editor, Vietnam in the Indo-Pacific: Challenges and
Opportunities in A New Regional Landscape (Perth: Perth USAsia Centre at The
University of Western Australia, 2018), 56-69.
http://perthusasia.edu.au/getattachment/80b611bb-a703-459a-bcb7-
93cd56a8c179/PU-64-Viet-Booklet-WEB.pdf.aspx?lang=en-AU.
“Vietnam-United States Relations: Growing Strategic Convergence,” Russian Journal
of Vietnamese Studies (Moscow), 2(2), 2018, 5-13. http://www.ifes-
ras.ru/images/vs/vs_2018_2_5-14.pdf.

US-Vietnam Relations – Thayer Consultancy Background Briefs 2020

“ASEAN: China & South China Sea and U.S. Special Summit,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 24, 2020.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/445166063/Thayer-ASEAN-China-South-China-
Sea-and-U-S-Special-Summit
“US-ASEAN Special Leaders’ Meeting in 1st Quarter of 2020?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 10, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/442443029/Thayer-US-ASEAN-Special-Leaders-
Meeting-in-1st-Quarter-of-2020
US-Vietnam Relations – Thayer Consultancy Background Briefs 2019
“ExxonMobil Facing Divestment Issues May Exit Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 12, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/426044213/Thayer-ExxonMobil-Facing-
Divestment-Issues-May-Exit-Vietnam
“Is China Pressuring ExxonMobil to Cease Vietnam Operations?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 11, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/426043515/Thayer-is-China-Pressuring-
ExxonMobil-to-Cease-Vietnam-Operations
“Vietnam: President to Visit U.S., Presidential Succession and the China Factor,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, August 29, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/423858333/Thayer-Vietnam-President-to-Visit-
U-S-Presidential-Succession-and-the-China-Factor
“Vietnam’s President Scheduled to Meet Donald Trump: Scene Setter,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 26, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/423878991/Thayer-Vietnam-s-President-
Scheduled-to-Meet-Donald-Trump-Scene-Setter
“South China Sea: The China-Vietnam-United States Triangle,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 6, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/421770387/Thayer-South-China-Sea-The-China-
Vietnam-United-States-Triangle
“South China Sea: Vietnam and U.S. Weigh in Against China,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 21, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/419715946/Thayer-South-China-Sea-Vietnam-
and-U-S-Weigh-in-Against-China
“Senator Patrick Leahy’s Contribution to Healing the Wounds of War with Vietnam
,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 21, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/407056620/Thayer-Senator-Patrick-Leahy-s-
Contribution-to-Healing-the-Wounds-of-War-With-Vietnam. .
"Hanoi as the Venue for the Second Trump-Kim Summit," Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 12, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/399504336/Thayer-Hanoi-as-the-Venue-for-the-
Second-Trump-Kim-Summit.
“Hanoi Announced as Venue for Second Kim-Trump Summit,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 9, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/399238107/Thayer-Hanoi-Announced-as-
Venue-for-Second-Kim-Trump-Summit
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“Vietnam: Why is it the Venue for the Second Trump-Kim Summit?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, February 7, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/399215563/Thayer-Vietnam-Why-is-It-the-
Venue-for-the-Second-Trump-Kim-Summit
“Vietnam to Host Second Kim-Trump Summit Meeting,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 5, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/399215326/Thayer-Vietnam-to-Host-Second-
Trump-Kim-Summit
“Vietnam and the Second Trump-Kim Summit,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, January 23, 2019. https://www.scribd.com/document/398117841/Thayer-
Vietnam-and-the-Second-Trump-Kim-Summit
“Hanoi as Venue for Trump-Kim Second Summit,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, January 23, 2019. https://www.scribd.com/document/398117756/Thayer-
Hanoi-as-Venue-for-Trump-Kim-Second-Summit
“Vietnam in the Middle – U.S. FONOP, China’s DF-26, U.S. China Trade Talks,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, January 11, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/397406150/Thayer-Vietnam-in-the-Middle-U-S-
FONOP-China-s-DF-26-U-S-China-Trade-Talks.

US-Vietnam Relations – Thayer Consultancy Background Briefs 2018

“U.S. Defense Secretary to Visit Vietnam - 1,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
January 22, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/369765432/Thayer-U-S-
Defense-Secretary-to-Visit-Vietnam
“U.S. Defense Secretary to Visit Vietnam - 2,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
January 22, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/369765432/Thayer-U-S-
Defense-Secretary-to-Visit-Vietnam
“U.S. Defense Secretary to Visit Vietnam - 3,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
January 22, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/369765432/Thayer-U-S-
Defense-Secretary-to-Visit-Vietnam
“U.S. Defense Secretary to Visit Vietnam - 4,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
January 23, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/369765432/Thayer-U-S-
Defense-Secretary-to-Visit-Vietnam
“U.S. Defense Secretary to Visit Vietnam - 5,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
January 24, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/369924698/Thayer-U-S-
Defense-Secretary-to-Visit-Vietnam
“U.S.S. Carl Vinson (CVN-70) to Visit Da Nang in March,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January27, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/370146754/Thayer-USS-Carl-Vinson-CVN-70-to-
Visit-Da-Nang-in-March
“Vietnam to Host Visit by USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70),” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, February 18, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/371807518/Thayer-
Vietnam-to-Host-Visit-by-USS-Carl-Vinson
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USS Carl Vinson to Visit Da Nang: Scene Setter,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, February 22, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/372273570/Thayer-
USS-Carl-Vinson-to-Visit-Da-Nang-Scene-Setter.
“USS Carl Vinson to Visit Vietnam: What is the Message?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 27, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/372840227/Thayer-USS-Carl-Vinson-to-Visit-Da-
Nang-Implicatinos-Future-Defence-Relations-and-China-s-Reactions
“USS Carl Vinson Visit to Da Nang: Implications, Future Defence Relations and China’s
Reactions,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, March 1, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/372840227/Thayer-USS-Carl-Vinson-to-Visit-Da-
Nang-Implicatinos-Future-Defence-Relations-and-China-s-Reactions
“USS Carl Vinson Visits Vietnam – What Next?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
March 6, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/373584718/Thayer-USS-Carl-
Vinson-Visits-Vietnam-What-Next
“USS Carl Vinson, Third Fleet, Operating in Western Pacific,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, March 6, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/373585986/Thayer-USS-Carl-Vinson-Third-Fleet-
Operating-in-Western-Pacific
“South China Sea: Will Exxon Mobile’s Blue Whale Project be China’s Next Target?”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, March 26, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/375072524/Thayer-South-China-Sea-Will-Exxon-
Mobile-s-Blue-Whale-Project-Be-China-s-Next-Target
“Vietnam: Relations with the United States and China,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, May 3, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/380023942/Thayer-Vietnam-Relations-With-
the-United-States-and-China.
“Vietnam-U.S. Trade Relations: Free Market v Protectionism,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, June 16, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/382302679/Thayer-Vietnam-U-S-Trade-
Relations-Free-Market-v-Protectionism.
“Vietnam Participates in Rim of the Pacific Exercise,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, July 4, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/383369469/Thayer-Vietnam-
Participates-in-Rim-of-the-Pacific-Exercise.
“U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Visit Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 6, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/383361994/Thayer-U-S-Secretary-of-State-
Mike-Pompeo-to-Visit-Vietnam.
“Vietnam to Procure $94.7 million in U.S. Defence Equipment,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 7, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/386246554/Thayer-Vietnam-to-Procure-94-7-
million-in-U-S-Defence-Equipment.
“U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy: Implications for Vietnam and the South China Sea,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, August 9, 2018.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/386245691/Thayer-U-S-Indo-Pacific-Strategy-
Implications-for-Vietnam-and-the-South-China-Sea.
“Senator John McCain and His Vietnam Legacy,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, August 26, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/387296207/thayer-
senator-john-mccain-his-legacy-on-u-s-vietnam-relations.
“Senator John McCain’s Legacy on Vietnam-U.S. Relations,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 28, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/387296207/thayer-senator-john-mccain-his-
legacy-on-u-s-vietnam-relations.
“U.S.-Vietnam Relations in Retrospect,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
August 30, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/387460361/Thayer-U-S-
Vietnam-Relations-in-Retrospect-1973-2018.
“U.S. Engagement with Vietnam’s Naval Infantry,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Report, September 4, 2018.
“Will U.S. Sanctions Affect Russian Arms Sales to Vietnam?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 12, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/388631902/Thayer-Will-U-S-Sanctions-Affect-
Russia-Arms-Sales-to-Vietnam.
“Vietnam China and U.S. Bomber Patrols over the South China Sea and Leadership
Change,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, October 1, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/390001055/Thayer-Vietnam-China-and-U-S-
Bomber-Patrols-Over-the-South-China-Sea-and-Leadership-Change.
“Impact of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement on Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, October 2, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/390072214/Thayer-Impact-of-the-U-S-Mexico-
Canada-Agreement-on-Vietnam..
“U.S. Defense Secretary to Visit Vietnam - 1,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
October 15, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/390890776/Thayer-U-S-
Defense-Secretary-to-Visit-Vietnam-1..
“U.S. Defense Secretary to Visit Vietnam - 2,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
October 15, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/390890911/Thayer-U-S-
Defense-Secretary-to-Visit-Vietnam-2.
“U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis Resigns,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, November 21, 2018. https://www.scribd.com/document/396839938/Thayer-
Background-Brief-U-S-Defense-Secrtary-Hames-Mattis-Resigns
“Vietnam-United States Diplomatic, Defence and Economic Relations in 2018,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, December 27, 2018.
https://www.scribd.com/document/396704120/Thayer-Background-Brief-Vietnam-
United-States-Diplomatic-Defence-and-Economic-Relations-in-2018
“U.S. Policy in the Indo-Pacific Region After Secretary of Defense James Mattis,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, December 29, 2018.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/396703258/Thayer-Background-Brief-U-S-
Policy-in-the-Indo-Pacific-Region-After-Secretary-of-Defense-James-Mattis.

US-Vietnam Relations – Thayer Consultancy Background Briefs 2017 [Archived at

Scribd.com]
“Vietnam: Party Secretary General to Visit China Under Shadow of Trump
Presidency,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, January 12, 2017.
“Vietnam: Responding to Kerry and Abe,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
January 12, 2017.
“Vietnam: Secretary Kerry’s Swansong,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
January 12, 2017.
“Vietnam: Exxon Mobil Signs Agreements to Develop Vietnam’s Largest Gas Project,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, January 16, 2017.
“US Defense Secretary James Mattis Tones Down Rhetoric on South China Sea
Dispute,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, February 7, 2017.
“South China Sea: USS Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 20, 2017.
“Vietnam To Broker US-North Korea Talks?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
May 30, 2017.
“Vietnam’s Prime Minister to Visit Washington -1 ,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, May 24, 2017.
“Vietnam’s Prime Minister to Visit Vietnam - 2,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, May 25, 2017.
“Vietnam’s Prime Minister to Visit Washington - 3,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, May 30, 2017.
“Vietnam’s Prime Minister to Visit Washington - 4,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, May 30, 2017.
“Vietnam’s Prime Minister to Visit Washington - 5,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, May 30, 2017.
“Vietnam’s Prime Minister to Visit Washington - 6,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, May 30, 2017.
“US-Vietnam: Outcome of President Trump-Prime Minister Phuc White House
Meeting -1,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 1, 2017.
“US-Vietnam: Outcome of President Trump-Prime Minister Phuc White House
Meeting - 2,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 1, 2017.
“US-Vietnam: Outcome of President Trump-Prime Minister Phuc White House
Meeting - 3,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 2, 2017.
“US-Vietnam: Outcome of President Trump-Prime Minister Phuc White House
Meeting - 4,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 2, 2017.
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“US-Vietnam Cooperation on the North Korean Issue,” Thayer Consultancy

Background Brief, June 9, 2017.
“Vietnam-US Relations: Opportunities & Challenges,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, June 18, 2017.
“Vietnam-U.S. Military Relations,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 25,
2017.
“Vietnam: What is the Purpose of Trump’s Official Visit to Hanoi?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, October 19, 2017.
“United States: Trump to Attend APEC Summit, Make Official to Viet Nam,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, October 22, 2017.
“Vietnam: Trump Visit Scene Setter,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, October
29, 2017.
“Vietnam: Trump’s Visit and Arms Sales,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
November 5, 2017.
“Vietnam: Significance of Trump’s Official Visit,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
November 11, 2017.
“United States: Trump in Hanoi and The Art of the Deal,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, November 11, 2017.
“Vietnam Hosts Trump and Xi: Challenges & Opportunities,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, November 12, 2017.
Vietnam: Assessing the Significance of Trump’s Visit.” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, November 13, 2017.
“Vietnam and the U.S. National Security Strategy,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, December 22, 2017.

United States-Vietnam Relations, 1984-2016

“United States Policy Towards Revolutionary Regimes: Vietnam (1975-1983),” Paper
presented to the Conference on U.S. Foreign Policy: Adjusting to Change in the Third
World, organised by the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, held at the
Wingspread Conference Center, Racine, Wisconsin, United States, February 2-5, 1984.
“United States Policy Towards Revolutionary Regimes: Vietnam (l975-1983),” in Dick
Clark, ed., U.S. Foreign Policy: Adjusting to Change in the Third World. no. 85-W441.
Wye Plantation, Queenstown, MD: Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, 1985. 121-
128.
“Cooperation on All Fronts: Strengthening U.S.-Vietnam Defense Ties,” Vietnam
Business Journal 8(4), October 1999. http://www.viam.com/oct99/toc.html.
“Vietnam: Opening Up? The Vietnam-U.S. Trade Agreement,” ASEAN Focus Group,
Asian Analysis, February 2000. 13-14.
(http://www.aseanfocus.com/analysis/archives).
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“ASEAN: Vietnam-U.S. Relations,” ASEAN Focus Group, Asian Analysis, December

2000. 1-2. http://www.aseanfocus.com/asiananalysis/Article.cfm?ArticleID=356
“Security Relations and Prospects for Strategic Dialogue Between the United States
and Vietnam,” Paper presented to conference on Ten Years After Normalization:
Prospects for Improved U.S.-Vietnam Relations, sponsored by The Asia Foundation
and Institute of International Relations (Hanoi), The Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C.,
U.S.A., December 8-10, 2004.
“The Prospects for Strategic Dialogue,” in Catharin E. Dalpino editor, Dialogue on U.S.-
Vietnam Relations: Ten Years After Normalization. San Francisco: The Asia Foundation,
2005. 26-30.
“Vietnam’s Relations with China and the United States,” Paper presented to Hội Thảo
Quốc Tế Vai Trò của Việt Nam Trong Khu Vực Châu Á-Thái Bình Dương (International
Conference on the Role of Vietnam in the Asia-Pacific), co-sponsored by Trường Đại
học Khoa học Xã hội và Nhân văn and the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Faculty of
International Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi, Vietnam,
December 10, 2010.
“Hanoi and the Pentagon: A Budding Courtship,” U.S. Naval Institute, June 11, 2012.
http://news.usni.org/news-analysis/hanoi-and-pentagon-budding-courtship
“Vietnam and the United States: Convergence but not Congruence of Strategic
Interests in the South China Sea,” Keynote Address to The Fourth Engaging With
Vietnam – An Interdisciplinary Dialogue Conference, Australian Night, co-sponsored
by the Australian Consulate General, Monash University, and the East-West Center,
Wailana Room, The Hawai’i Imin International Conference Center, East-West Center,
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A., November 8-9, 2012.
“Vietnam and the United States: Convergence but Not Congruence of Strategic
Interests in the South China Sea,“ ISN ETZ Zurich, International Relations and Security
Network, February 13, 2013. http://isn.ethz.ch/isn/Digital-Library/Articles/Special-
Feature/Detail/?lng=en&id=159647&contextid774=159647&contextid775=159646&
tabid=1453526659.
“The U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership: What’s in a Name?” cogitASIA, Center
for Strategic and International Studies, July 30, 2013. http://cogitasia.com/the-u-s-
vietnam-comprehensive-partnership-whats-in-a-name/.
“The U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership: What’s in a Name?” The Strategist,
Australian Strategic Policy Institute Blog, July 31, 2013.
http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-us-vietnam-comprehensive-partnership-
whats-in-a-name/
“Vietnam Gradually Warms Up to US Military,” The Diplomat, November 6, 2013.
http://thediplomat.com/flashpoints-blog/.
“U.S.-Vietnam Defence Relations: Convergence Not Congruence,” China Policy
Institute Blog, March 12, 2014.
https://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/chinapolicyinstitute/2014/03/12/u-s-vietnam-
defence-relations-convergence-not-congruence/.
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“U.S.-Vietnam: From Comprehensive to Strategic Partners?” cogitASIA, March 20,

2014, http://cogitasia.com/u-s-vietnam-from-comprehensive-to-strategic-partners/
“US Arms to Vietnam?,” The Nelson Report, July 16, 2014.
“The US Lifts Arms Embargo: The Ball Is in Vietnam’s Court,” The Diplomat, October
6, 2014. http://thediplomat.com/2014/10/the-us-lifts-arms-embargo-the-ball-is-in-
vietnams-court/.
“Vietnam: Relations with the U.S. After the 12th Party Congress,” Chennai Centre for
China Studies, C3S Paper No. 0010/2016, January 11, 2016.
http://www.c3sindia.org/economyandtrade/5350.
“Vietnam: Relations with the U.S. After the 12th Party Congress,” Chennai Centre for
China Studies, CAS Article No. 0012/2016, January 11, 2016.
http://www.caschennai.org/?p=221.
“Obama looking at legacy,” Vietnam Economic Times, May 21, 2016.
http://vneconomictimes.com/article/vietnam-today/obama-looking-at-legacy.
“Assessing Obama’s Visit to Vietnam- The Way Forward,” Chennai Centre for China
Studies, C3S Paper No. 0075/2016, May 26, 2016.
http://www.c3sindia.org/economyandtrade/5628.
“Vietnam: President Obama Lifts Embargo- Significance,” Chennai Centre for China
Studies, C3S Paper No. 0074/2016, May 26, 2016.
http://www.c3sindia.org/military/5627.
“President Obama Visits Vietnam- Objectives,” Chennai Centre for China Studies, C3S
Paper No. 0073/2016, May 26, 2016. http://www.c3sindia.org/military/5626.
“President Obama Visits Vietnam- Objectives,” Chennai Centre for China Studies, CAS
Article No. 0080/2016. http://www.caschennai.org/?p=415,
“Vietnam: President Obama Lifts Arms Embargo- Significance,” Chennai Centre for
China Studies, CAS Article no. 0081/2016, May 26,
2016. http://www.caschennai.org/?p=417.
“Assessing Obama’s Visit to Vietnam- The Way Forward,” Chennai Centre for China
Studies, CAS Article No. 0082/2016, May 26, 2016.
http://www.caschennai.org/?p=419.
“Obama’s Visit to Vietnam: A Turning Point?” The Diplomat, May 31, 2016.
http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/obamas-visit-to-vietnam-a-turning-point/.
“Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold: A Vietnamese Perspective on China-US Relations,” in Bo
Zhiyue, ed., China-US Relations in Global Perspective (Wellington: Victoria University
Press, 2016), 215-238.

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