Thayer Consultancy Annual Report For 2020

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Thayer Consultancy Annual Report for 2020
Highlights
2 Academic Publications
4 PhD Students Awarded Degree
10 Academic Seminars & Presentations
10 Peer Reviews of Academic Manuscripts
16 International Conference Papers
21 Other Publications (Newspapers)
48 Published Transcripts of Interviews
198 Thayer Consultancy Background Briefs
260 Media Interviews (Email, Phone, Radio, Skype and TV)
Current Affiliations:
• Director, Thayer Consultancy (2002-present)
• Emeritus Professor, The University of New South Wales, Canberra (January
2011-present).
• Visiting Fellow, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of
New South Wales, Canberra (February 2018-December 2020).
• Honorary Member and Adviser of the National Youth Movement for the West
Philippine Sea (August 2020-)
• Consultant, Diplomat Risk Intelligence (2019-)
• Member, Maritime Security Research Group, School of Humanities and Social
Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Canberra (2019-)
• Member of the Advisory Board, Australia-Vietnam Young Leaders Dialogue,
(April 2018-)
• Editorial Consultant and Columnist, Radio Free Asia, (2014-present)
• Member, Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA)
• Member, Australian National Committee, Council for Security Cooperation
in the Asia-Pacific – CSCAP (1996-)
• Member, Royal United Services Institution (RUSI)
• Member of the Editorial Board:
Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International
Journal (2015-present)
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International Journal of China Studies (February 2014-present)

Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (2015-)
Russian Journal of Vietnamese Studies (Moscow, 2017-)
• Marquis Who’s Who Biographical Registry April 2020
• Marquis Who’s Who Top Professionals April 2020
• Who’s Who in Australia
Commitments Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

Speaker, Jane’s Troubled Waters: Australia’s Strategic Engagements in the Gulf
and South China Sea, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Canberra.
Moderator, Plenary Session 2, Navy Cooperation for Good Order at Sea,
International Conference Maritime Issues: Cooperation for Good Order at Sea, co-
hosted by Vietnam People’s Navy and Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam,
Continental Hotel, Nha Trang, Vietnam, May 6-8, 2020.
Australia-Vietnam 1.5 Track Dialogue, Hobart, Tasmania, May 2020.
Workshop on The Routledge Handbook on Civil Society in Southeast Asia, Stockholm
University, Stockholm, Sweden, June 15-18, 2020.
“ASEAN Centrality in the Security Architecture in the Asia-Pacific Region,”
Presentation to Workshop on “Strengthening ASEAN Centrality in Asia-Pacific
Security Architecture, Ministry of Public Security, Hanoi, September 29-30, 2020.
Invited Speaker, 6th International Conference on Vietnamese Studies, Hanoi,
October 2020.
Future Commitments
“South China Sea,” Krulak Center, Marine Corps University, Webinar, Quantico,
Virginia, U.S.A., February 4, 2021.
Publications in Progress
“The Role of the Military and Public Security,” in Jonathan London, ed. Handbook
of Contemporary Vietnam (Routledge).
“Vietnam,” in The Routledge Handbook on Civil Society in Southeast Asia.
“Vietnam: Civil-Military Relations,” in William Thompson, ed., Oxford
Encyclopedia of the Military in Politics.
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Publications Completed (in press)

“Code of Conduct in the South China Sea,” Analyzing War, January-February 2021.
“COVID-19 masks mischief in the South China Sea,” East Asia Forum Year in
Review 2020.
“The South China Sea in Multilateral Forums: Five Case Studies,” in Leszek
Buszynski and Do Thanh Hai, eds., Maritime issues and Regional Order in the Indo-
Pacific (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021).
Academic Publications
“ASEAN, China and the Code of Conduct,” in Leszek Buszynski and Do Thanh
Hai, eds., The South China Sea: From a Regional Maritime Dispute to Geo-Strategic.
Competition, Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series (London: Routledge Taylor
and Francis Group, 2020), 43-59.
“Australia and China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Economic Opportunities and
Geo-Strategic Concerns,” in Alan Chong and Pham Quang Minh, eds., Critical
Reflections on China’s Belt and Road Initiative, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
139-158.
Newspaper and Magazine Articles:

1. “Cơ hội chủ động cho Việt Nam,” Tuổi Trẻ, January 1, 2020, p. 19.
2. “Cơ hội chủ động cho Việt Nam,” Tuổi Trẻ Online, January 1, 2020.
https://tuoitre.vn/co-hoi-chu-dong-cho-viet-nam-20200101085643086.htm.
3. “2020 the opportunity for a proactive Vietnam: expert,” Tuổi Trẻ Online,
January 1, 2020. https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/politics/20200101/2020-the-
opportunity-for-a-proactive-vietnam-expert/52420.html.
4. “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/
5. “Did Vietnamese Hackers Target the Chinese Government to Get Information
on COVID-19?” The Diplomat, May 4, 2020.
https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/did-vietnamese-hackers-target-the-
chinese-government-to-get-information-on-covid-19/
6. “Will Vietnam Lease Cam Ranh Bay to the United States?” The Diplomat, May
6, 2020. https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/will-vietnam-lease-cam-ranh-bay-
to-the-united-states/.
7. “Trung Quốc Australia Đối Tác Chiến Lược Thành Đấu Khẩu và ‘Đơn Thư’
Thương Mại,” Tuan Viet Nam E-Magazine, VietNam Net, June 2020, Part 1 of 2.
https://vietnamnet.vn/vn/tuanvietnam/media/trung-quoc-australia-doi-
tac-chien-luoc-thanh-don-thu-thuong-mai-650928.html#inner-article
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8. “Quan hệ voi Trung Quốc, Australia Trung Quốc Australia chọn tự chủ quốc
gia thay vì lợi ích kinh tế,” Tuan Viet Nam E-Magazine, VietNam Net, June 2020,
Part 2 of 2. https://vietnamnet.vn/vn/tuanvietnam/media/voi-trung-quoc-
australia-chon-tu-chu-quoc-gia-thay-vi-loi-ich-kinh-te-651406.html
9. “COVID-19: Impact on World Geo-politics and Economy,” FPRC Journal
[Foreign Policy Research Centre, New Delhi], J-43, 220(3), 39-40.
https://www.scribd.com/document/468951979/Thayer-Interview-COVID-
19-Impact-on-World-Geo-politics-and-Economy.
10. “Australia Abandons Its Neutrality on the South China Sea Maritime
Disputes,” The Diplomat, July 27, 2020.
https://thediplomat.com/2020/07/australia-abandons-its-neutrality-on-the-
south-china-sea-maritime-disputes/.
11. “Bầu cử 2020: Giải thích đơn giản về hệ thống chính trị Mỹ,” Written
commentary, BBC, Vietnamese Service, August 24, 2020.
https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/world-53736930.
12. “Vietnam’s major milestones in diplomacy and defense,” Hanoi Times,
September 2, 2020. http://hanoitimes.vn/vietnams-major-milestones-in-
diplomacy-and-defense-314073.html
13. “Khẳng định vị thế trong ngoại giao,” Kinh Tế Đô Thị, September 2, 2020.
International Conference Papers

1. “The ASEAN-China Code of Conduct in the South China Sea: A Tool for
Conflict Resolution?” Keynote Presentation to Conference on Updates on the
South China Sea Conflict: COC, A Tool for Conflict Resolution, sponsored by
World Future, Eastin Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, January 13, 2020.
2. “Sharing Maritime Security Perspectives in the South China Sea: An Australian
Perspective,” Presentation to Session 2, Workshop on Maritime Security in the
South China Sea and Indian Ocean Region: Exploring Convergent Views, co-
sponsored by the National Maritime Foundation and Embassy of Japan,
Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India, January 30, 2020.
3. “Ways Ahead: An Australian Perspective,” Presentation to Session 3,
Workshop on Maritime Security in the South China Sea and Indian Ocean
Region: Exploring Convergent Views, co-sponsored by the National Maritime
Foundation and Embassy of Japan, Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, New
Delhi, India, January 30, 2020.
4. “Background, Context and Developments in the South China Sea,” Webinar
Presentation to The Takshashila Institute, Bangalore, India, July 11, 2020.
5. “Developments in the South China Sea Since 2016: Challenges, Opportunities
and What Next in the Post-Covid World,” sponsored by the Deshkal Society,
Chaired by Professor Baladas Ghoshal, Video Conference, New Delhi, India,
July 13, 2020.
6. “Southeast Asia: Foreign Policy and Maritime Security Participation in the
Indo-Pacific,” Presentation to Virtual International Conference on “A New
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Regional Order: Effective Alignment through Strategic Partnerships,”

Stratbase ADR Institute, Makati City, Philippines, July 14, 2020.
7. Keynote Address, “Vietnam in the Emerging Geo-politics of the Indo-Pacific
Region,” Centre for Vietnam Studies, Web Dialogue, New Delhi, India, July 17,
2020.
8. Resource Speaker, “Code of Conduct in the South China Sea,” Presentation to
First Virtual International Conference on the South China Sea, South China
[West Philippine] Sea: Four Years After U.N. Arbitral Tribunal Decision,
sponsored by The National Youth Movement for the West Philippine Sea,
Zoom, Manila, the Philippines, July 31, 2020.
9. “South China Sea: Theater of Power Rivalry,” Presentation to Ketagalan Forum
– 2020 Asia-Pacific Security Dialogue, sponsored by the Institute for National
Defense and Security Research for Taiwan, Webinar, Taipei, Taiwan,
September 8, 2020.
10. “South China Sea,” South China Sea Expert Panel Presentation to Model
United Nations Workshop, co-hosted by Global Rotaract and Rotary Peace
Centre, University of Queensland, Zoom Conference, Brisbane, Queensland,
September 23, 2020.
11. “Global Threats and Challenges in the 21st Century, “Keynote Address
Political-Security Stream, UNSW ASEAN Conference, Webinar, The
University of New South Wales, Sydney, N.S.W., October 24, 2020.
12. “The South China Sea and Australia’s Engagement with Southeast Asia,”
Resource Speaker, Presentation to “South China [West Philippine] Sea: Its
Impact on Southeast Asia and the World,” 2nd Virtual International Conference
on the South China Sea, Zoom Webinar, National Youth Movement for the
West Philippine Sea, Manila, The Philippines, November 14, 2020.
13. “Building Codes to Prevent Incidents at Sea: What the ASEAN-China Draft
Code of Conduct Tells Us,” Paper presented to Session 5, Maintaining Peace
and Cooperation Through Time of Turbulence, 12th International Conference
on the South China Sea, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Hanoi, November
17, 2020.
14. “After Trump: Sino-Vietnamese Relations, Sino-US Relations and Regional
Security,” Video Presentation to HSC Securities, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam,
November 17, 2020.
15. “China’s Security Presence in Mainland Southeast Asia,” Presentation to
Webinar on The Regional Impact of PRC Security Presence in Mainland
Southeast Asia, Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies, Yokosuka City,
Japan, December 10, 2020.
16. “’If you Make China the Enemy, China will be the Enemy’: Why Australia-
China Relations Are the Worst Ever,” Presentation to Webinar on The Post-
COVID-19 World Order: Dynamics of Sino-American Competition, co-hosted
by the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, Phnom Penh,
Cambodia and South Asia & Southeast Asia International Logistics Research
Institute, Kunming, China, December 18, 2020.
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Academic Seminars and Other Presentations (Podcasts & Webinar)

1. Invited Participant, Workshop on Shifting Dynamics, Norms and Institutions
in Southeast Asia and the Pacific: Implications for US-Australia Relations, co-
sponsored by the United States Studies Centre, Sydney and Center for Strategic
and International Studies, Washington, International Hotel, Sydney, February
3, 2020.
2. “Geopolitics, Politics and Economics: The Consequences of COVID-19 in
Southeast Asia and India,” Deep in the SEA Podcast with Mirko Giordani,
April 21, 2020.
3. “Vietnam in Action: Proactive Measures against COVID-19 & Defence Posture
in the South China Sea,” Zoom Conversation Podcast with Chester Cabalza,
International Development and Security Cooperation, Manila, May 18, 2020.
4. Commentator on paper by Paul Schuler and Mai Truong, “Guilt by
Association: Do Dissident Allies Undermine Public Support for Land Protests
in Authoritarian Regimes,” 12th Asian Online Political Science Seminar Series,
Department of Government, Dartmouth College, Dartmouth, New Hampshire,
United States, July 8, 2020.
5. “Pompeo’s stances on South China Sea will send shockwaves in Southeast Asia
– With Carlyle Thayer,” Deep in the SEA Podcast with Mirko Giordani, July 21,
2020.
6. “Strategic Maneuvering in the South China Seas: How We Got There and
Where Are We Going,” Zoom Presentation to the China Working Group,
International Affairs Policy Committee, ACT Labor, August 5, 2020.
7. Speaker, 24th Global Library and 1st Virtual Book Discussion, Nehginpao
Kipgen’s The Politics of South China Sea Disputes (Routledge India, 2020), Jindal
School of International Affairs, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat,
Haryana, India, August 13, 2020
8. “South China Sea: New Cold War or Looming Conflict?” Presentation to
Rotary Club of Canberra, Commonwealth Club, Yarralumla, ACT, August 18,
2020.
9. “On the Biden Presidency; Impact on the South China Sea,” Presentation to
Online Forum, Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines, Live
Stream on Facebook, Manila, The Philippines, 9 November 2020.
10. “ASEAN is at the center of the RCEP architecture – With Carlyle Thayer,“
Deep in the SEA Podcast with Mirko Giordani, November 19, 2020.
Australian Naval Institute (ANI)

“South China Sea conduit code closer,” ANI Newsletter, January 19, 2020.
https://navalinstitute.com.au/south-china-sea-conduit-code-closer/
“USS Theodore Roosevelt to visit Da Nang,” ANI Newsletter, March 4, 2020.
https://navalinstitute.com.au/uss-theodore-roosevelt-to-visit-da-
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nang/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ani-e-
newsletter-no-269-2-feb-2020_119
“Will US lease Cam Ranh Bay?” ANI Newsletter, May 10, 2020.
https://navalinstitute.com.au/will-us-lease-cam-ranh-
bay/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ani-e-
newsletter-no-269-2-feb-2020_119
Radio Free Asia China Reach Project

“Có phải Việt Nam đang học sách “Ngoại giao Khẩu trang” của Trung Quốc?”
Radio Free Asia China Reach Project No. 6, Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2020.
https://www.rfa.org/vietnamese/news/blog/is-vn-taking-a-leaf-out-of-china-
s-face-mask-diplomacy-playbook-04122020131006.html
“Is Vietnam Taking a Leaf Out of China’s ‘Face Mask Diplomacy’ Playbook?”
China Reach Project No. 6, Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2020,
https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/vietnam-maskdiplomacy-
04132020092940.html
“Có phải tin tặc Việt Nam đã nhắm vào chính phủ Trung Quốc để lấy thông tin về
COVID-19?,” Radio Free Asia China Reach Project No. 7, Radio Free Asia, April
27, 2020. https://www.rfa.org/vietnamese/in_depth/did-vietnamese-hackers-
target-chinese-government-to-get-info-on-covid-19-
04272020145447.html?searchterm:utf8:ustring=%20Thayer
“Did Vietnamese Hackers Target the Chinese Government to Get Information on
COVID-19?” Radio Free Asia China Reach Project No. 7, Radio Free Asia, April 27,
2020. https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/china-vietnam-
04272020073129.html
“Việt Nam sẽ lựa chọn “Tứ trụ” tại Đại hội 13 sắp t i như thế nào? (phần 1 and
(phần 2),” [How will Vietnam select ‘Four Pillars’ at the upcoming 13th Congress?],
Radio Free Asia China Reach Project No. 8, Radio Free Asia,
https://www.rfa.org/vietnamese/news/blog/how-will-vn-select-its-four-
pillars-at-the13-national-party-congress-
Interview Transcripts
1. “Giáo sư Carl Thayer: 10 sự kiện l n thể hiện vai trò của ĐCS Việt Nam,”
Nguyễn Minh, Viet Nam News Agency, Vietnam Plus, January 30, 2020.
https://www.vietnamplus.vn/giao-su-carl-thayer-10-su-kien-lon-the-hien-
vai-tro-cua-dcs-viet-nam/620558.vnp
2. “Giáo sư Carl Thayer: Đổi m i là chính sách l n có ý nghĩa của Đảng Cộng
sản Việt Nam,” Nguyễn Minh, Bao Tin Tuc, January 30, 2020.
https://baotintuc.vn/chinh-tri/giao-su-carl-thayer-doi-moi-la-chinh-sach-
lon-co-y-nghia-cua-dang-cong-san-viet-nam-20200130165901449.htm
3. “Giáo sư Carl Thayer: Ba yếu tố quan trọng giúp ngoại giao Việt Nam ‘tỏa
sáng’,” The Gioi & Viet Nam, Bao Quoc Te, February 5, 2020.
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https://baoquocte.vn/giao-su-carl-thayer-ba-yeu-to-quan-trong-giup-ngoai-
giao-viet-nam-toa-sang-108921.html
4. “Ngoại giao Việt Nam qua lăng kính của chuyên gia nư c ngoài,” Trung
Dung, Quan Doi Nhan Dan, February 8, 2020. https://baoquocte.vn/nam-2020-
nang-tam-ngoai-giao-da-phuong-108123.html
5. “Hàng không mẫu hạm Mỹ Theodore Roosevelt thăm Đà Nẵng: Tín hiệu gì
cho VN và TQ?” BBC, Vietnamese Service, March 3, 2020.
https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/vietnam-51716440
6. “'Ngoại giao coronavirus' và tham vọng lãnh đạo thế gi i của Trung Quốc,”
Tina Hà Giang, BBC News Tiếng Việt, April 8, 2020.
https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/world-52178937
7. “’Việt Nam đạt hiệu quả cao nhất về cách ly xã hội ngăn ngừa COVID-19’.”
Nguyen Van Thuc Hien, Lao Dong, April 15, 2020. https://laodong.vn/the-
gioi/viet-nam-dat-hieu-qua-cao-nhat-ve-cach-ly-xa-hoi-ngan-ngua-covid-19-
798513.ldo
8. "Việt Nam đóng vai trò quan trọng trong khối ASEAN đẩy lùi đại dịch," VTV
News, April 16, 2020. https://vtv.vn/viet-nam-va-the-gioi/viet-nam-dong-
vai-tro-quan-trong-trong-khoi-asean-day-lui-dai-dich-
20200416162254062.htm
9. “Vi phạm luật pháp và xói mòn lòng tin,” Tuoi Tre, April 22, 2020, p. 19.
10. “Vi phạm luật pháp và xói mòn lòng tin,” Tuoi Tre Online, April 22, 2020,
https://tuoitre.vn/vi-pham-luat-phap-va-xoi-mon-long-tin-
20200421075821644.htm
11. “Carl Thayer: 'Vết thương vẫn chưa lành sau 45 năm Cuộc chiến VN',” BBC
Vietnamese April 29, 2020. https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/media-
52472383
12. “Carl Thayer: Vấn đề hoà giải, hoà hợp 'vẫn còn nhức nhối' sau Cuộc chiến
VN,” BBC Vietnamese April 30, 2020.
13. “Carl Thayer: 'Việc trục xuất tàu Mỹ mà TQ tuyên bố hoàn toàn bịa đặt',” Tina
Hà Giang, BBC News Tiếng Việt, May 5, 2020.
14. Ngoc Le, “GS Thayer: Ai sẽ lên lãnh đạo Việt Nam vào năm 2021?” Voice of
America, Vietnamese Service, May 16, 2020.
https://www.voatiengviet.com/a/gs-thayer-ai-sẽ-lên-lãnh-đạo-việt-nam-
vào-năm-2021-/5422347.html
15. Mỹ Hằng, “Carl Thayer nhận định việc Mỹ mời VN tập trận Vành đai Thái
Bình Dương,” BBC News Tiếng Việt, May 18, 2020.
16. “Công hàm của Mỹ thách thức Trung Quốc về pháp lý,” Tien Phong, June 4,
2020, p. 12.
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17. “Chuyên gia bóc trần âm mưu của Trung Quốc ở biển Đông,” Tien Phong
Online, June 4, 2020. https://www.tienphong.vn/the-gioi/chuyen-gia-boc-
tran-am-muu-cua-trung-quoc-o-bien-dong-1668071.tpo
18. Tina Hà Giang, “Biển Đông: Ai có lợi nhất trong việc Philippines hoãn quyết
định chấm dứt VFA voi Hoa Kỳ?,” BBC News Tiếng Việt, June 4, 2020.
19. Linh Pham, “US challenges China to win over littoral states bullied by China:
Carl Thayer,” Hanoi Times, June 3, 2020. http://hanoitimes.vn/us-challenges-
china-to-win-over-littoral-states-bullied-by-china-carl-thayer-312417.html.
20. Linh Pham, “What does China's potential ADIZ over South China Sea imply?”
Hanoi Times, June 10, 2020. http://hanoitimes.vn/how-does-chinese-air-
defense-identification-zone-over-south-china-sea-imply-312555.html.
21. Mỹ Hằng, “Repsol nhượng cổ phần ba lô dầu: TQ đe dọa thành công VN trên
Biển Đông?” BBC News Tiếng Việt, June 20, 2020,
https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/vietnam-53103677.
22. NHẬT ĐĂNG, “Uy tín Việt Nam tăng cao [Vietnam's reputation is rising],” Tuoi
Tre, June 26, 2020, https://tuoitre.vn/ky-vong-dau-tau-viet-nam-o-asean-
20200626092404951.htm.
23. Interviewed by Vietnam News Agency for Vietnam Television on the key
issues facing the 36th ASEAN Summit, Thế Gi i 360 program, Truyền hình
thông tấn, V News, June 27, 2020. Interview at 09:25-12:16 minute mark.
http://vnews.gov.vn/the-gioi-360-do-ngay-2762020.
24. “Hội nghị Cấp cao ASEAN lần thứ 36 thành công nhờ sự quyết đoán, linh hoạt
của Việt Nam [The 36th ASEAN Summit was successful thanks to Vietnam's
determination and flexibility],” Lao Dong Online, June 27, 2020,
https://laodong.vn/the-gioi/hoi-nghi-cap-cao-asean-lan-thu-36-thanh-cong-
nho-su-quyet-doan-linh-hoat-cua-viet-nam-815516.ldo and
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlyle-thayer-93615111/detail/recent-
activity/.
25. Interviewed by Vietnam National Television VTV1, on the 36th ASEAN
Summit, Toàn cảnh thế gi i program on June 28, 2020. Interview at 06:50-7:18
and 22:42-22:53 minute mark. https://vtv.vn/video/toan-canh-the-gioi-28-6-
2020-445807.htm.
26. Ngoc Van, “Nhiều quốc gia ủng hộ lập trường của Mỹ về Biển Đông,” Lao Dong
Online, July 18, 2020. https://laodong.vn/the-gioi/nhieu-quoc-gia-ung-ho-
lap-truong-cua-my-ve-bien-dong-820445.ldo.
27. “Vì sao Mỹ thay đổi lập trường về biển Đông?” Tien Phong, July 21, 2020.
https://www.tienphong.vn/the-gioi/vi-sao-my-thay-doi-lap-truong-ve-
bien-dong-1691255.tpo
28. An Bình, “Chuyên gia nêu 3 khả năng Mỹ hành động nếu Trung Quốc quấy
rối ở Biển Đông,”Dan Tri, July 23, 2020. https://dantri.com.vn/the-
gioi/chuyen-gia-neu-3-kha-nang-my-hanh-dong-neu-trung-quoc-quay-roi-o-
bien-dong-
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29. Nguyễn Minh, TTXVN, “Giáo sư Carl Thayer đánh giá cao đóng góp của Việt
Nam trong ASEAN,” Vietnam Plus, July 23, 2020.
file:///Users/carlylethayer/Desktop/Giáo%20sư%20Carl%20Thayer%20đá
nh%20giá%20cao%20đóng%20góp%20
30. Việt Nga/VOV-Australia, “Giáo sư Carl Thayer: Việt Nam tạo ra lợi ích song
trùng khi gia nhập ASEAN,” VOV.Vietnam, July 25, 2020.
https://vov.vn/chinh-tri/giao-su-carl-thayer-viet-nam-tao-ra-loi-ich-song-
trung-khi-gia-nhap-asean-1074225.vov
31. NHẬT ĐĂNG - DUY LINH, “Công hàm Biển Đông của Úc là khởi đầu đẩy lùi việc
bành trướng của Trung Quốc,” Tuổi Trẻ Online, July 26, 2020.
https://tuoitre.vn/cong-ham-bien-dong-cua-uc-la-khoi-dau-day-lui-viec-banh-truong-
cua-trung-quoc-20200726075753685.htm
32. THÁI AN, “Úc đặc biệt coi trọng biển Đông,” Tien Phong, July 26, 2020.
https://www.tienphong.vn/the-gioi/uc-dac-biet-coi-trong-bien-dong-1694478.tpo
33. Trọng Thuấn, “GS THAYER: VIỆT NAM ĐÓNG GÓP SỰ ỔN ĐỊNH, PHÁT
TRIỂN KINH TẾ CHO ASEAN,” Zing News, July 27, 2020. https://zingnews.vn/gs-
thayer-viet-nam-dong-gop-su-on-dinh-phat-trien-kinh-te-cho-asean-
post1110878.html
34. Giang Nguyen, “Đồng thuận m i tại Biển Đông cần biến thành hành động
thực tế: GS Carl Thayer,” Radio Free Asia Vietnamese, July 29, 2020.
https://www.rfa.org/vietnamese/in_depth/interview-with-prof-carl-
thayer-about-the-latest-development-relating-to-scs-
35. Linh Pham, “Australia takes action in South China Sea: Carl Thayer,” Hanoi
Times August 12, 2020. http://hanoitimes.vn/australia-takes-action-in-south-
china-sea-carl-thayer-313852.html.
36. “Hé lộ các nhân vật lãnh đạo hàng đầu của Việt Nam sau Đại hội Đảng XIII,”
Voice of America, Vietnamese Service, August 13, 2020.
https://www.voatiengviet.com/a/he-lo-cac-nhan-vat-lanh-dao-hang-dau-
cua-viet-nam-sau-dai-hoi-dang-13/5541998.html.
37. Nguyen Minh, “Tảng băng chìm trong COVID-19,” Thế Gioi 360, August 15,
2020, interview at 19:35–24:25 minute mark. http://vnews.gov.vn/video/the-
gioi-360-ngay-15-8-2020-188875.htm.
38. Mỹ Hằng, ”Biển Đông: Học giả TQ nói VN có thể nhượng bộ chủ quyền Hoàng
Sa cho Bắc Kinh,” BBC News Tiếng Việt, August 20, 2020.
https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/vietnam-53845213.
39. “Trung Quốc sẽ tự đánh vào uy tín của mình nếu tuyên bố ADIZ trên Biển
Đông,” Báo Phụ Nữ, August 31, 2020, p. 3.
40. “Trung Quốc sẽ tự đánh vào uy tín của mình nếu tuyên bố ADIZ trên Biển
Đông,” Báo Phụ Nữ Online, August 31, 2020.
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https://www.phunuonline.com.vn/trung-quoc-se-tu-danh-vao-uy-tin-cua-
minh-neu-tuyen-bo-adiz-tren-bien-dong-a1416777.html.c
41. VÂN ANH, “Uy tín quốc tế của Việt Nam ở mức rất cao,” Lao Dong, September
1, 2020. https://laodong.vn/the-gioi/uy-tin-quoc-te-cua-viet-nam-o-muc-rat-
cao-832416.ldo
42. Interviewed by Nguyen Minh, Vietnam News Agency, Sydney Bureau, on the
ASEAN Intergovernmental Parliamentary Association (AIPA) and the 53rd
ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM 53) held in Hanoi.
Thế giới 360 , V News TV ngày September 12, 2020
https://vnews.gov.vn/video/the-gioi-360-ngay-12-9-2020-190891.htm
43. Linh Pham, “What’s behind the Mekong-US Partnership?,” Hanoi Times,
September 27, 2020. http://hanoitimes.vn/whats-behind-the-mekong-us-
partnership-314316.html. Interview at the 13:09 to 18:22 minute mark.
44. “Biển Đông: Bắc Kinh liên tiếp lãnh đòn tại LHQ từ Manila và châu Âu,”
Radio France Internationale, September 29, 2020,
https://www.rfi.fr/vi/châu-á/20200929-biển-đông-bắc-kinh-liên-tiếp-
lãnh-đòn-tại-lhq-từ-manila-và-châu-âu.
45. “Carl Thayer nhận định việc Việt Nam bắt giữ Phạm Đoan Trang,” Tina Hà
Giang, BBC News Tiếng Việt, October 15, 2020.
https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/54537862
46. “Thủ tưong Nhật Bản thăm chính thức Việt Nam: Bạn bè và chiến lược, Ý kiến
chuyên gia – Sẽ có các biện pháp thực tế (There will be practical outcomes),”
Nhat Dang, October 19, 2020, Tuoi Tre Online. https://tuoitre.vn/thu-tuong-
nhat-ban-tham-chinh-thuc-viet-nam-ban-be-va-chien-luoc-
20201018225145952.htm?fbclid=IwAR2LBUDZtO2YXmM22DXmR2H5Y3ths
UqkUPoZp0IHvkNOwJJWsYioDfRSlBM
47. “Chính sách của Mỹ hậu bầu cử sẽ thế nào?” Thai An, Tiền Phong, November
3, 2020. https://www.tienphong.vn/the-gioi/chinh-sach-cua-my-hau-bau-
cu-se-the-nao-1744390.tpo
48. “ASEAN gắn kết và chủ động thích ứng,” Thế gi i 360, V News, November
14, 2020. https://vnews.gov.vn/video/the-gioi-360-ngay-14-11-2020-
196214.htm?fbclid=IwAR3UpKQe8uyFaTWYnLhFFVermCsUIaB-
I1TJ5dZBGZ-pwGmeKH4ewkLO1_0b at the 13:50-18:25 mark.
Peer Reviews
Sebastian Strangio, “Different Shades of Red,” chapter 3 of book manuscript, In the
Dragon’s Shadow. Comments submitted March 17, 2020.
Nguyen Vu Tung, Flying Blind: Vietnam’s Decision to Join ASEAN (Singapore:
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies), Book manuscript. Referee’s report
submitted June, 9, 2020.
Journal Articles
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“Between Appeasement and Limited Hard Bargaining: The Philippines’ Strategic

Dilemma in a Changing Indo-Pacific Region,” Asia Policy (National Bureau of Asia
Research). Submitted March 7, 2020. Review of revised manuscript, June 7, 2020.
“A Multi-level Approach to Vietnam Foreign Policy: From Security Preoccupation
to Middle Power Role,” Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs. Submitted March
12, 2020.
“China-Vietnam-Japan geopolitics in the Shadow of Covid-19,” East Asia Forum.
Submitted March 13, 2020.
"The Impact of ASEAN-China Strategic Imbalance on Vietnam’s National Security
and Stability," International Relations. Submitted: May 2020.
“China’s Winning Strategy for Control of the South China Sea,” Op Ed, Real Clear
Politics. Submitted May 5, 2020.
“The Limits of Intergovernmentalism: The Philippines’ Changing Strategy in the
South China Sea Dispute and Its Impact on the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN),” Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs. Submitted May 11,
2020.
“The Myth of Non-Interference: Chinese Foreign Policy in Cambodia,” Asian
Studies Review, Submitted May 17, 2020. Comments on revision submitted
August 30, 2020.
“Drawing Prospects for ASEAN Maritime Security Partnership,” East Asian
Forum, October 17, 2020 and revision October 27, 2020.
Higher Degree Supervision

Veasna Var, “Assessing the Impact of China’s Foreign Aid on Sustainable
Development in Cambodia: 1993-2018,” PhD UNSW, awarded 2020.
Tuan Anh Luc, “ASEAN Centrality and Major Powers: South China Sea Case
Study,” PhD UNSW, awarded 2020.
Tran Thi Le Dung, “Regionalisation in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Vietnam in
the GMS Cooperation Program,” PhD UNSW, awarded 2020.
Vu Lam, “Intermestic Public Diplomacy in Vietnam: Boosting International
Standing and Drumming Up Domestic Support,” PhD UNSW, awarded 2020.
Nguyen Minh Ngoc, “Regional Stabilisers: Questioning Middle Power Diplomacy
and Collaboration in the Asia-Pacific,” PhD UNSW.
Dung Huynh, “How Weaker Nations Resist Large Powers’ Coercion in Territorial
Contests: Evidence from Vietnamese policymaking against China in the South
China Sea Disputes,” Pardee RAND Graduate School.
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Higher Degree Examination

Van Tong Ngo, “Vietnamese Perspectives on International Relations in the Doi
Moi Era (1986-2016),” Examiner, Oral Examination Panel (Politics and
International Relations,) The University of Auckland, 2020.
Le Thuy Trang, "Vietnam and the United States: Domestic Constraints and
Strategic Opportunities," PhD Thesis, The Australian National University, 2020.
Thayer Consultancy
Consultations
Eliane Coates, 2nd Secretary (Political), Australian Embassy Hanoi, Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade, January 24, 2020.
Hideaki Ishii, Counsellor (Political), Embassy of Japan, January 28, 2020.
Invited Participant, Workshop on Shifting Dynamics, Norms and Institutions in
Southeast Asia and the Pacific: Implications for US-Australia Relations, co-
sponsored by the United States Studies Centre, Sydney and Center for Strategic
and International Studies, Washington, International Hotel, Sydney, February 3,
2019.
Dr. Ting-Hui Lin, Deputy Secretary of Taiwan Society of International Law; Liu
Tuo, Deputy Executive Director, and Maya Mei-Chun Huang, Executive Officer,
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, and Peko Yu-Hsien Lin and Hao Teng
Chang, Indo-Pacific Affairs Section, Department of East Asian & Pacific; Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, February 17, 2020.
Duong Hai Nam, Minister-Counsellor; Nguyen Bao Chung, First Secretary; and
Colonel Tran Truong Son, Defence Attaché, Embassy of the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam, February 20, 2020.
Duong Hoai Nam, Minister Counsellor, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Canberra, February 25, 2020.
Dr. John Bruni and David Olney, SAGE International, February 26, 2020.
Colonel Tran Truong Son, Vietnam’s Defence Attaché to Australia, March 20, 2020.
Han Vo-Ta, international banker and senior business executive, Hong Leong
Conglomerate, Singapore, May 3, 2020.
Andrew Collins, Deputy Ambassador Designate to Vietnam, and Ben Esquerra,
Vietnam Desk Officer, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, June 29, 2020.
Hoan Hoang Kim, University of Belgrade, Serbia, July 3, 2020.
Ken Wei-chung Lai, Deputy Representative and Maya Mei-Chen Huang,
Executive Officer, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Australia, July 24, 2020.
Layton Pike, RMIT, August 3, 2020.
Charlie Heath, Research Features, London, August 11, 2020.
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Maya Mei-Chen Hua, Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office, August 22, 2020.
Ambassador Ngo Huong Nam and Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, August 25,
2020.
Colonel Tran Truong Son, Defence Attaché, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, August
23, 2020.
Colonel Tran Truong Son, Defence Attaché, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, August
29, 2020.
Ami McGowan, Intern, U.S. Embassy, Canberra, September 2, 2020.
Jim Duran, doctoral student, Graduate School, Centro Escolar University, Manila,
The Philippines, October 7, 2020.
Ambassador from Timor-Leste, Rotary Club luncheon, Commonwealth Club,
Yarralumla, ACT, October 13, 2020.
Michael Vatikiotis, Leon Oei, and Alexander Dougles, Centre for Humanitarian
Dialogue, Singapore, November 30, 2020.
Background Briefs [archived at Scribd.com]

1. “Cambodia Ratifies UNCLOS,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
January 5, 2020. https://www.scribd.com/document/442358452/Thayer-
Cambodia-Ratifies-UNCLOS
2. “ASEAN in 2020 – Proactive and Responsive,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 8, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/441543285/Thayer-Asia-
Reassurance-Initiative-Act-Framework-for-Indo-Pacific-Strategy
3. “Vietnam’s Next Party Secretary-General?” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, January 9, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/442355183/Thayer-Vietnam-s-Next-
Party-Secretary-General
4. “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
5. “South China Sea: China and the Code of Conduct,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/443563915/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
China-and-the-Code-of-Conduct.
6. “ASEAN Ministerial Retreat Post Mortem,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, January 19, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/443566628/Thayer-ASEAN-
Ministerial-Retreat-Post-Mortem.
7. “Vietnam Communist Party Reaches Ninety, 1930-2020,” Thayer Consultancy
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https://www.scribd.com/document/445165512/Thayer-Vietnam-
Communist-Party-Reaches-Ninety-1930-2020
8. “ASEAN: China & South China Sea and U.S. Special Summit,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, January 24, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/445166063/Thayer-ASEAN-China-
South-China-Sea-and-U-S-Special-Summit
9. “Vietnam: Foreign Relations in the New Year,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/445166436/Thayer-Vietnam-Foreign-
Relations-in-the-New-Year
10. “US-Vietnam Relations: A Bibliography, 1984-2020,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 8, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/446108921/Thayer-United-States-
Vietnam-Relations-A-Bibliography-1984-2020
11. “Philippine President Duterte Declines to Attend U.S.-ASEAN Special
Summit ,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, February 9, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/446804465/Thayer-Philippine-
President-Duterte-Declines-to-Attend-U-S-aseAN-Special-Summit
12. “Philippines Gives Notice to Terminate Visiting Forces Agreement with the
U.S.,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, February 11, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/446803620/Thayer-Philippines-
Gives-Notice-to-Terminate-Visiting-Forces-Agreement-With-the-US
13. “Vietnam to Host ADMM and Related Meeting in 2020,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 14, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/447466307/Thayer-Vietnam-to-Host-
ASEAN-Defence-Ministers-Meeting-Retreat-and-other-ASEAN-defence-
meetings-in-2020.
14. “United States Strips Vietnam of Developing Country Status,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, February 15, 2020.
Strips-Vietnam-of-Developing-Country-Status.
15. “Australian Foreign Policy and Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, February 25, 2020. Restricted.
16. “US Aircraft Carrier to Visit Da Nang on 5 March 2020,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, February 28, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/449808365/Thayer-US-Aircraft-
Carrier-to-Visit-Da-Nang-on-5-March-2020.
17. “USS Theodore Roosevelt to Visit Da Nang, Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, March 2, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/449809681/Thayer-USS-Theodore-
Roosevelt-to-Visit-Da-Nang-Vietnam.
18. “Vietnam: Significance of 2nd Visit by U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier ,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, March 3, 2020.
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Significance-of-2nd-Visit-by-U-S-Navy-Aircraft-Carrier.
19. “Why Was the U.S.-ASEAN Special Meeting Cancelled?” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/450145997/Thayer-Why-Was-the-U-
S-ASEAN-Special-Meeting-Cancelled.
20. “Cambodia and China Hold 4th Annual Joint Golden Dragon Military
Exercise,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, March 10, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/451506569/Thayer-Cambodia-and-
China-Hold-4th-Annual-Joint-Golden-Dragon-Military-Exercise.
21. “U.S. Freedom of Navigation Patrols Draws Chinese Verbal Fire,” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/451507344/Thayer-U-S-Freedom-of-
Navigation-Patrols-Draws-Chinese-Verbal-Fire.
22. “Vietnam’s Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, March 17, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/452261486/Thayer-Vietnam-s-
Response-to-the-Coronavirus-Pandemic
23. “Coronavirus: Implications for Vietnam and Global Order,” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/452943046/Thayer-Coronavirus-
Implications-for-Vietnam-and-Global-Order.
24. “Vietnam’s ASEAN Chairmanship and the Coronavirus – Annus
Horribilis,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, March 22, 2020.
ASEAN-Chairmanship-and-the-Coronavirus-Annus-Horribilis.
25. “China’s ‘Coronavirus Diplomacy’ and Southeast Asia,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, April 4, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/455028003/Thayer-China-s-
Coronavirus-Diplomacy-and-Southeast-Asia.
26. “Is China Using COVID-19 Pandemic to Advance Its Interests in the South
China Sea?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 4, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/455029973/Thayer-is-China-Using-
COVID-19-Pandemic-to-Advance-Interests-in-the-South-China-Sea .
27. “China Coast Guard Rams and Sinks Vietnamese Fishing Boat,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, April 5, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/455031203/Thayer-China-Coast-
Guard-Rams-and-Sinks-Vietnamese-Fishing-Boat.
28. “China’s ‘Coronavirus Diplomacy’ – An Assessment,” Thayer Consultancy
Coronavirus-Diplomacy-an-Assessment
29. “Vietnam’s ‘Face Mask Diplomacy’,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
April 8, 2020. Restricted.
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30. “China’s Red Cross Weighs in to Change Narrative on China’s Mishandling

of COVD-19,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 9, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/456053908/Thayer-China-s-Red-
Cross-Weighs-in-to-Change-Narrative-on-China-s-Mishandling-of-COVD-
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31. “Legal Tit for Tat Submissions to Commission on the Limits of the
Continental Shelf,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 9, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/456145104/Thayer-Legal-Tit-for-Tat-
Submissions-to-Commission-on-the-Limits-of-the-Continental-Shelf
32. “South China Sea: Submissions to the Commission on the Limits of
Continental Shelf,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 9, 2020.
Submissions-to-the-Commission-on-the-Limits-of-Continental-Shelf
33. “Contending Submissions to the Commission on the Limits of the
Continental Shelf ,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 9, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/456150244/Thayer-Contending-
Submissions-to-the-Commission-on-the-Limits-of-the-Continental-Shelf
34. “China and the South China Sea: What Does ‘Business as Usual’ Mean?”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 9, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/456058196/Thayer-China-and-the-
South-China-Sea-What-Does-Business-as-Usual-Mean
35. “South China Sea: Will China Sink Fishing Boats in the Southern Spratlys?”
Will-China-Sink-Fishing-Boats-in-the-Southern-Spratlys
36. “South China Sea: Malaysian Unilateralism in the Joint Defined Area,”
Malaysian-Unilateralism-in-Joint-Defined-Area
37. “Is Vietnam Taking a Leaf Out of China’s ‘Face Mask Diplomacy’
Playbook?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 12, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/456649042/Thayer-is-Vietnam-
Taking-a-Leaf-Out-of-China-s-Face-Mask-Diplomacy-Playbook
38. “Vietnam: Coronavirus and Social Distancing,” Thayer Consultancy
Coronavirus-and-Social-Distancing
39. “Coronavirus Pandemic and Vietnam’s International Role,” Thayer
Pandemic-and-Vietnam-s-International-Role
40. “China’s Surrogate Cambodia Takes on Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy
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Surrogate-Cambodia-Takes-on-Vietnam
41. “Vietnam: Coronavirus and Economic Recovery,” Thayer Consultancy
Coronavirus-and-Economic-Recovery
42. “South China Sea: China Declares Two New Administrative Districts,”
China-Declares-Two-New-Administrative-Districts
43. “South China Sea: How to Respond to China’s Two New Administrative
Districts?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 20, 2020.
How-to-Respond-to-China-s-Two-New-Administrative-Districts
44. “China Names Eighty Geographical Features in the South China Sea,“
https://www.scribd.com/document/458517593/Thayer-China-Names-
Eighty-Geographical-Features-in-the-South-China-Sea
45. “Is China Using Coronavirus Pandemic to Enhance Its Control Over the
South China Sea?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 22, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/458518389/Thayer-Is-China-Using-
Coronavirus-Pandemic-to-Enhance-Its-Control-Over-the-South-China-Sea
46. “South China Sea: Is China Taking Advantage of COVID-19?” Thayer
Is-China-Taking-Advantage-of-COVID-19
47. “Vietnam: Cyber Espionage on China’s COVID-19?” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/460579899/Thayer-Vietnam-Cyber-
Espionage-on-China-s-COVID-19
48. “Vietnam: Coronavirus and the Risks of Opening Up,” Thayer Consultancy
Coronavirus-and-the-Risks-of-Opening-Up
49. “South China Sea: China Claims it ‘Expelled’ U.S. Warship from Paracel
Islands,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 29, 2020.
China-Claims-It-Expelled-U-S-Warship-From-Paracel-Islands
50. “Coronavirus: Comparing Vietnam, Cambodia, Australia and New
Zealand,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 30, 2020.
Comparing-Vietnam-Cambodia-Australia-and-New-Zealand
51. “Vietnam: Extending the Term of the ASEAN Chair,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, May 1, 2020.
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Extending-the-Term-of-the-ASEAN-Chair
52. “U.S. FONOPS – Be Strategically Predictable, but Operationally
Unpredictable,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, May 1, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/459714245/Thayer-U-S-FONOPS-Be-
Strategically-Predictable-But-Operationally-Unpredictable
53. “Vietnam: Will Vietnam Lease Cam Ranh Bay or an Island to the United
States?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, May 3, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/460580579/Thayer-Vietnam-Will-
Vietnam-Lease-Cam-Ranh-Bay-or-an-Island-to-the-United-States
54. “China’s Outrage at U.S. FONOPS Is Pure Hyperbole,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/460581168/Thayer-China-s-Outrage-
at-U-S-FONOPS-is-Hyperbole
55. “Vietnam: Economic Growth and Impact on Human Rights,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, May 5, 2020.
Economic-Growth-and-Impact-on-Human-Rights
56. “Vietnam: Impact of COVID-19 on Domestic Party Politics,” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/460582053/Thayer-Vietnam-Impact-
of-COVID-19-on-Domestic-Party-Politics
57. “Will Vietnam Take Legal Action Against China for Aggression in the
South China Sea?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, May 5, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/460583009/Thayer-Will-Vietnam-
Take-Legal-Action-Against-China-for-Aggression-in-the-South-China-Sea
58. “Vietnam’s Military Budget,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, May 6,
2020. https://www.scribd.com/document/460583426/Thayer-Vietnam-s-
Military-Budget
59. “South China Sea: China’s Imposes Annual Fishing Ban,” Thayer
China-s-Imposes-Annual-Fishing-Ban
60. “Vietnam Invited to Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2020,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/462688640/Thayer-Vietnam-Invited-
to-Rim-of-the-Pacific-Exercise-2020
61. “China Unlikely to Declare ADIZ Over South China Sea” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/462689462/Thayer-China-Unlikely-
to-Declare-ADIZ-Over-South-China-Sea
62. “Parsing Vietnam’s Leadership Transition,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, May 22, 2020.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/462688330/Thayer-Parsing-Vietnam-
s-Leadership-Transition
63. “U.S.-China Relations: A New Cold War in the Indo-Pacific?” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/462689672/Thayer-U-S-China-
Relations-A-New-Cold-War-in-the-Indo-Pacific
64. “China’s Rise: Australia Split on Economic Ties & National Security,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, May 22, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/462689890/Thayer-China-s-Rise-
Australia-Split-on-Economic-Ties-National-Security
65. “The Great Game: Belt and Road Initiative & Blue Dot Network?” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/464416276/Thayer-the-Great-Game-
Belt-and-Road-Initiative-Blue-Dot-Network.
66. “U.S. Requests to Host ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus in
Hawaii,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 1, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/464417058/Thayer-US-Requests-to-
Host-Special-ADMM-Plus-Meeting-in-Hawaii.
67. “U.S. Challenges China’s Legal Claims in South China Sea in Note Verbale
to the UN,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 3, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/464417444/Thayer-U-S-Challenges-
China-s-Legal-Claims-in-South-China-Sea-in-Note-Verbale-to-the-UN.
68. “United States Takes South China Sea Protest to the UN,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, June 3, 2020.
Takes-South-China-Sea-Protest-to-the-UN.
69. “U.S. Protests China’s South China Sea Claims,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, June 3, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/464423491/Thayer-U-S-Protests-
China-s-South-China-Sea-Claims.
70. “Philippines Suspends Termination of Visiting Forces Agreement with
U.S.,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 4, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/464423750/Thayer-Philippines-
Suspends-Termination-of-Visiting-Forces-Agreement-With-U-S
71. “Implications of a Chinese Air Defence Identification Zone over the South
China Sea,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 4, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/464438658/Thayer-Implications-of-a-
Chinese-Air-Defence-Identification-Zone-Over-the-South-China-Sea.
72. “China Considers Countermeasures if Vietnam Takes South China Sea
Legal Action,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 13, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/465531427/Thayer-China-Considers-
Countermeasures-if-Vietnam-Takes-South-China-Sea-Legal-Action.
73. “China Enforces Illegal Ban by Ramming Vietnamese Fishing Boat,” Thayer
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https://www.scribd.com/document/465531165/Background-Brief-China-
Enforces-Illegal-Ban-by-Ramming-Vietnamese-Fishing-Boat.
74. “China-Australia Relations Post-COVID-19,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, June 17, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/466405552/Thayer-China-Australia-
Relations-Post-COVID-19.
75. “Flights of Fancy: Vietnam to Use Military Force to Stand Up to China?”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 17, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/466406560/Thayer-Flights-of-Fancy-
Vietnam-to-Use-Military-Force-to-Stand-Up-to-China.
76. “Vietnam: Repsol Returns Two Stakes to PetroVietnam,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/466323181/Thayer-Vietnam-Repsol-
Returns-Two-Stakes-to-PetroVietnam.
77. “Vietnam: Nguyen Phu Trong’s Life & Legacy,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, June 18, 2020. Restricted.
78. “ASEAN 36th Summit: Key Issues,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
June 25, 2020. https://www.scribd.com/document/467214179/Thayer-
ASEAN-36th-Summit-Key-Issues.
79. “ASEAN 36TH Summit: Code of Conduct and COVID-19,” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/467214622/Thayer-ASEAN-36th-
Summit-Code-of-Conduct-and-COVID-19
80. “ASEAN Summit and China,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June 26,
2020. https://www.scribd.com/document/467215299/Thayer-ASEAN-
Summit-and-China.
81. “ASEAN Summit and Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, June
26, 2020. https://www.scribd.com/document/467216059/Thayer-ASEAN-
Summit-and-Vietnam.
82. “South China Sea: Explaining China Actions in 2020,” Thayer Consultancy
Explaining-China-s-Actions-in-2020.
83. “36th ASEAN Summit and the South China Sea: A Textual Analysis,” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/467120584/Thayer-36th-ASEAN-
Summit-and-the-South-China-Sea-a-Textual-Analysis.
84. “COVID-19: Its Impact on World Geo-Politics,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, June 29, 2020. Restricted.
85. “South China Sea Tensions and Impact on Oil Exploration,” Thayer
Tensions-and-Impact-on-Oil-Exploration.
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86. “South China Sea: Australia & China-U.S.-Vietnam Triangle,” Thayer

Consultancy Background Brief, July 3, 2020.
Australia-China-U-S-vietnam-Triangle.
87. “Vietnam: Measures Against Corruption,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, July 5, 2020. https://www.scribd.com/document/468657750/Thayer-
Vietnam-Measures-Against-Corruption.
88. “South China Sea: U.S. Aircraft Carrier Strike Groups Conduct Exercises,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 8, 2020.
Two-U-S-Aircraft-Carrier-Strike-Groups-Conduct-Exercises.
89. “Bibliography of Carlyle A. Thayer Publications on US-Vietnam Relations –
25th Anniversary Special,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 11, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/468757214/Thayer-US-Vietnam-
Relations-A-Bibliography-1984-2020.
90. “Vietnam-U.S. Relations: Looking Back Twenty-Five Years,” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/468836405/Thayer-Vietnam-U-S-
Relations-Looking-Back-Twenty-five-Years.
91. “Vietnam-United States 25th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations,” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/468836800/Thayer-Vietnam-United-
States-25th-Anniversary-of-Diplomatic-Relations.
92. “Vietnam-United States 25 Years After Normalisation,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 13, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/469549804/Thayer-Vietnam-United-
States-25-Years-After-Normalisation
93. “South China Sea: U.S. Policy Switch or Campaign Rhetoric?” Thayer
U-S-Policy-Switch-or-Campaign-Rhetoric
94. “South China Sea: Renewed Drama at Vanguard Bank,” Thayer Consultancy
Renewed-Drama-at-Vanguard-Bank
95. “South China Sea: Malaysia Caught In-Between?” Thayer Consultancy
Malaysia-Caught-in-Between-Docx.
96. “United States Issues Strongly Worded Statement on the South China Sea,”
Issues-Strongly-Worded-Statement-on-the-South-China-Sea.
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97. “US Secretary of State Unloads on China and South China Sea,” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/469717667/Thayer-US-Secretary-of-
State-Unloads-on-China-and-South-China-Sea.
98. “U.S. Gets Tough Verbally on the South China Sea,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/469837668/Thayer-U-S-Gets-Tough-
Verbally-on-the-South-China-Sea.
99. “South China Sea: Interpreting U.S. Policy Shift Towards China,” Thayer
Interpreting-U-S-Policy-Shift-Towards-China.
100. “South China Sea: How to Evaluate the New U.S. Policy,” Thayer
How-to-Evaluate-New-Policy-by-the-U-S.
101. “Assessing Future Change in Great Power Relations and Vietnam’s Role,”
https://www.scribd.com/document/470318987/Thayer-Assessing-Future-
Change-in-Great-Power-Relations-and-Vietnam-s-Role.
102. “South China Sea: Will New U.S. Policy Have Any Effect?” Thayer
Will-New-U-S-Policy-Have-Any-Effect.
103. “A Layman’s Guide to U.S. Elections 3 November 2020,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/474026614/Thayer-a-Layman-s-
Guide-to-U-S-Elections-3-November-2020.
104. “Vietnam: Caught in a U.S.-China Triangle?” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, July 21, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/470421019/Thayer-Vietnam-Caught-
in-a-U-S-china-Triangle.
105. “Paracel Islands: China Deploys Jet Aircraft to Woody Island” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/470421584/Thayer-Paracel-Islands-
China-Deploys-Jet-Aircraft-to-Woody-Island.
106. “ASEAN: Evaluating Vietnam’s Membership After 25 Years,” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/470503800/Thayer-ASEAN-
Evaluating-Vietnam-s-Membership-After-25-Years
107. “Vietnam: 25th Anniversary of Membership in ASEAN – 1,” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/470536475/Thayer-Vietnam-25th-
Anniversary-of-Membership-in-ASEAN-1.
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108. 25th Anniversary of Vietnam’s Membership in ASEAN – 2,” Thayer

https://www.scribd.com/document/470636273/Thayer-Vietnam-25th-
Anniversary-of-Membership-in-ASEAN-2.
109. “Vietnam: Assessing 75 Years of State Diplomacy,” Thayer Consultancy
Assessing-75-Years-of-State-Diplomacy.
110. “Australia Joins the U.S. to Counter China and to Deepen Engagement in
the Indo-Pacific,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 25, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/470732394/Thayer-Australia-Joins-
the-U-S-to-Counter-China-and-to-Deepen-Engagement-in-the-Indo-Pacific.
111. “Australia Rejects China’s Claims in the South China Sea Inconsistent with
UNCLOS,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 25, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/470732081/Thayer-Australia-Rejects-
China-s-Claims-in-the-South-China-Sea-Inconsistent-With-UNCLOS.
112. “Vietnam and U.S. Sign MOU to Counter Intimidation of Vietnamese
Fishermen,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 26, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/470756163/Thayer-Vietnam-and-U-
S-Sign-MOU-to-Counter-Intimidation-of-Vietnamese-Fishermen.
113. “U.S. Policy Shift & Australian Response: Implications for the Region,”
https://www.scribd.com/document/470737513/Thayer-U-S-Policy-Shift-
and-Australan-Response-Implications-for-the-Region.
114. “The ‘isms’ – Globalism, Nationalism, Protectionism & Unilateralism,”
https://www.scribd.com/document/470777321/Thayer-the-Four-Isms-
Globalism-Nationalism-Protectionism-Unilateralism.
115. “Another U.S.-China Bone of Contention: The Mekong River,” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/470777487/Thayer-Another-U-S-
China-Bone-of-Contention-the-Mekong-River.
116. “AUSMIN 2020: Australia Reiterates National Interest,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/471151459/Thayer-AUSMIN-2020-
Australia-Reiterates-National-Interest
117. “Bibliography of Thayer Consultancy Background Briefs on the South
China Sea, January-July 2020,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, August
1, 2020. https://www.scribd.com/document/470950258/Bibliography-of-
Thayer-Consultancy-Background-Briefs-of-the-South-China-Sea-January-
July-2020.
118. “Australia Nixes “All the Way with the USA”,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 4, 2020.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/471778824/Thayer-Australia-Nixes-
All-the-Way-With-the-USA.
119. “Malaysia’s Note Verbale Commission on the Limits of Continental
Shelves,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, August 3, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/471777753/Thayer-Malaysia-s-Note-
Verbale-Commission-on-the-Limits-of-Continental-Shelves.
120. “Will Intensified China-U.S. Rivalry Force Countries to Take Sides?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 3, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/471780803/Thayer-Will-Intensified-
China-U-S-Rivalry-Force-Countries-to-Take-Sides.
121. “Crystal Ball Gazing: Predicting Vietnam’s New Leadership,” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/473232502/Thayer-Crystal-Ball-
Gazing-Predicting-Vietnam-s-New-Leadership.
122. “ASEAN: Bibliography of Background Briefs in 2020,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/471756882/ASEAN-Bibliography-of-
Thayer-Consultancy-Background-Briefs-in-2020.
123. “BBC Survey of Overseas American Voters on U.S. Elections,” Thayer
124. “ASEAN Foreign Ministers Manoeuvre to Forestall Regional Polarisation,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, August 10, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/472161335/Thayer-ASEAN-Foreign-
Ministers-Manoeuvre-to-Forestall-Regional-Polarisation.
125. “A Layman’s Guide to U.S. Elections 3 November 2020,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/474026614/Thayer-a-Layman-s-
Guide-to-U-S-Elections-3-November-2020.
126. “Le Kha Phieu, 1931-2020,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, August 12,
2020. https://www.scribd.com/document/472687214/Thayer-Le-Kha-
Phieu-1931-2020.
127. “Will Vietnam’s COVID-19 Diplomacy Spill Over?” Thayer Consultancy
COVID-19-Diplomacy-and-Spill-Over.
128. “China-Vietnam Compromise on the South China Sea?” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/473233278/Thayer-China-Vietnam-
Compromise-on-the-South-China-Sea.
129. “The Consequences if ExxonMobil Steps Up Operations at the Blue Whale
Field,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, August 19, 2020. Restricted.
130. “China Conducts Another Military Exercise in Paracels,” Thayer Consultancy
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https://www.scribd.com/document/473426847/Thayer-China-Conducts-
Another-Military-Exercise-in-Paracels.
131. “Australia: Can Chinese Oil Companies Invest in Bass Strait?” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/474887914/Thayer-Australia-Can-
Chinese-Oil-Companies-Invest-in-Bass-Strait.
132. “Will Chinese Assertiveness Drive India and Vietnam Defence Ties
Closer?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, August 25, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/473805674/Thayer-Will-Chinese-
Assertiveness-Drive-India-and-Vietnam-Defence-Ties-Closer.
133. “Is Vietnam Poised to Take Legal Action Against China?” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/473781791/Thayer-is-Vietnam-
Poised-to-Take-Legal-Action-Against-China.
134. “Mekong: China to Share Water Management Data,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/474257457/Thayer-Mekong-China-
to-Share-Water-Management-Data.
135. “Vietnam Turns 75: Milestones Since 1995,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, August 19, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/474224694/Thayer-Vietnam-Turns-
75-Milestones-Along-the-Way-in-Diplomacy-and-Defence.
136. “Chinese Judge Elected to the International Tribunal for the Law of the
Sea,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, August 26, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/474257999/Thayer-Chinese-Judge-
Elected-to-the-International-Tribunal-for-the-Law-of-the-Sea.
137. “South China Sea: U.S. Sanctions Chinese Companies,” Thayer Consultancy
U-S-Sanctions-Chinese-Companies.
138. “Senator John McCain and Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
August 27, 2020. https://www.scribd.com/document/474046035/Thayer-
Senator-John-McCain-and-Vietnam.
139. “Vietnam: Crackdown on Journalists and Social Media,” Thayer Consultancy
Crackdown-on-Journalists-and-Social-Media.
140. “Evaluating China’s Recent Military Exercises,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 6, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/475755898/Thayer-Evaluating-
China-s-Recent-Military-Exercises.
141. “U.S. Sanctions Chinese Companies under Export Administration
Regulations,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, September 6, 2020.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/475824149/Thayer-U-S-Sanctions-
Chinese-Companies-Under-Export-Administration-Regulations.
142. “Vietnam and U.S. Oil and Gas Cooperation,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/475827419/Thayer-Vietnam-and-US-
Oil-and-Gas-Cooperation.
143. “Vietnam: Trial of 29 Dong Tam Villagers,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, September 10, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/475828269/Thayer-Vietnam-Trial-of-
29-Dong-Tam-Villagers.
144. “ASEAN Between China and the United States,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/475830552/Thayer-ASEAN-Between-
China-and-the-United-States-Original.
145. “China’s Defence Minister Visits Southeast Asia,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/475836958/Thayer-China-s-Defence-
Minister-Visits-Southeast-Asia.
146. “Vietnam: Dong Tam Village Dispute Revisited,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 22, 2018 released on September 14, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/475925335/Thayer-Vietnam-Dong-
Tam-Village-Dispute-Revisited-1980-2017.
147. “China and Indonesia’s Oil Exploration in Natuna Sea,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/477635030/Thayer-China-and-
Indonesia-s-Oil-Exploration-in-Natuna-Sea.
148. “Dong Tam Trial Metes Out Death Sentences,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/477636667/Thayer-Dong-Tam-Trial-
Metes-Out-Death-Sentences.
149. “France, Germany and the UK: On the Same Sheet of Legal Music,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, September 18, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/476614640/Thayer-France-Germany-
and-the-UK-On-Same-Sheet-of-Legal-Music.
150. “Vietnam Communist Party: State -v- Party Factions,” Thayer Consultancy
Communist-Party-State-V-Party-Factions.
151. “Mekong-U.S. Partnership,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, September
19, 2020. https://www.scribd.com/document/477636246/Thayer-Mekong-
U-S-Partnership.
152. “South China Sea: Philippines Weighs In, E3 Signals Future Engagement,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, September 23, 2020.
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Philippines-Weighs-in-E3-Signals-Future-Engagement.
153. “Europe’s Big 3 Weigh In on South China Sea,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/477643515/Thayer-Europe-s-Big-3-
Weigh-in-on-South-China-Sea.
154. “Vietnam’s Relations with India,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
September 26, 2020.
Relations-With-India.
155. “Japan’s PM Suga to Visit Vietnam and Indonesia,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, October 1, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/479168544/Thayer-Japan-s-PM-Suga-
to-Visit-Vietnam-and-Indonesia.
156. “Military Hubris by Chinese Commanders Could Lead to Armed Conflict,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, October 1, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/479169038/Thayer-Military-Hubris-
by-Chinese-Commanders-Could-Lead-to-Armed-Conflict.
157. “Vietnam: Arrest of Pham Doan Trang,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, October 8, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/479671077/Thayer-Vietnam-Arrest-
of-Pham-Doan-Trang.
158. “Rough Waters Ahead for Vietnam-China Relations: A Critical Review,”
https://www.scribd.com/document/479659978/Background-Brief-Rough-
Waters-Ahead-Critical-Review.
159. “Select Bibliography of Thayer Publications on Vietnamese Foreign Policy
and Vietnam-China Relations, 1992-2020,” Thayer Consultancy Background
https://www.scribd.com/document/479673064/Thayer-Select-
Bibliography-of-Thayer-Publications-VIetnam-Foreign-Policy.
160. “Pham Doan Trang Arrested: A Snub to the U.S.?” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/480382027/Thayer-Pham-Doan-
Trang-Arrested-A-Snub-to-the-US.
161. “Japan’s Prime Minister Suga to Visit Vietnam – 2,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/480597017/Thayer-Japan-s-Prime-
Minister-Suga-to-Visit-Vietnam-2 .
162. “Outcomes of Prime Minister Suga’s Visit to Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/480913263/Thayer-Outcomes-of-
Prime-Minister-Suga-s-Visit-to-Vietnam.
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163. “Will US Secretary of State Pompeo Make Surprise Visit to Vietnam?”

https://www.scribd.com/document/481994737/Thayer-Will-US-
Secretary-of-State-Pompeo-Make-Surprise-Visit-to-Vietnam.
164. “Why Asians Support Trump,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, October
28, 2020. https://www.scribd.com/document/482186009/Thayer-Why-
Asians-Support-Trump.
165. “Philippines to Resume Oil Exploration,” Thayer Consultancy Background
https://www.scribd.com/document/482172993/Thayer-Philippines-to-
Resume-Oil-Exploration and https://lnkd.in/d_EuVAT.
166. “Secretary Pompeo Makes Surprise Visit to Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/482152522/Thayer-Secretary-
Pompeo-Makes-Surprise-Visit-to-Vietnam.
167. “Pompeo Unexpectedly Adds Vietnam to His Itinerary,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/482155897/Thayer-Pompeo-
Unexpectedly-Adds-Vietnam-to-His-Itinerary.
168. “U.S. Policies in the Indo-Pacific After the Election” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/482174827/Thayer-U-S-Policies-in-
the-Indo-Pacific-After-the-Election.
169. “Pompeo Visit to Hanoi Post-Mortem,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
October 31, 2020. https://www.scribd.com/document/482312657/Thayer-
Pompeo-Visit-to-Hanoi-Post-Mortem.
170. “USTR Investigates Vietnam for Currency Manipulation and Illegal Export
of Timber,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, November 2, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/483944872/Thayer-USTR-
Investigates-Vietnam-for-Currency-Manipulation-and-Illegal-Export-of-
Timber.
171. “Whither U.S.-Vietnam Relations under a Biden Administration?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, November 9, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/484915990/Thayer-Whither-U-S-
Vietnam-Relations-Under-a-Trump-Administration.
172. “Vietnam-U.S. Economic Relations Under Biden,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, November 10, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/484919159/Thayer-Vietnam-U-S-
Economic-Relations-Under-Biden.
173. “The Biden Presidency and the South China Sea” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/484923642/Thayer-Biden-
Presidency-and-the-South-China-Sea-pdf.
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174. “ASEAN’s 37th Summit Scene Setter,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
November 9, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/484922984/Thayer-ASEAN-s-37th-
Summit-Scene-Setter.
175. “Impact of Biden Presidency on Asia and Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/484931967/Thayer-Impact-of-Biden-
Presidency-on-Asia-and-Vietnam.
176. “U.S. Foreign Policy Under President Biden,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, November 11, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/484940020/Thayer-U-S-Foreign-
Policy-Under-President-Biden.
177. “Vietnam as ASEAN Chair and ASEAN’s 37th Summit,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/485071835/Thayer-Vietnam-as-
ASEAN-Chair-and-ASEAN-s-37th-Summit.
178. “Biden and the South China Sea: More Continuity Than Change,” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/485073255/Thayer-Biden-and-the-
South-China-Sea-More-Continuity-Than-Change.
179. “Implications of a Biden Presidency for Southeast Asia,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/485074667/Thayer-Implications-of-a-
Biden-Presidency-for-Southeast-Asia.
180. “US National Security Adviser to Visit Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/485075924/Thayer-US-National-
Security-Adviser-to-Visit-Vietnam.
181. “Australia-Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/485583818/Thayer-Australia-Japan-
Reciprocal-Access-Agreement.
182. “U.S. National Security Adviser Visits Vietnam – An Anti-Climax,” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/485549267/Thayer-U-S-National-
Security-Adviser-Visits-Vietnam-an-Anti-Climax.
183. “U.S.-Vietnam Relations and the Issue of Balanced Trade,” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/487435197/Thayer-U-S-Vietnam-
Relations-and-the-Issue-of-Balanced-Trade.
184. “OceanLotus Group Implicated in Malware Attacks on Cambodian
Government Targets,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, November 26,
2020. https://www.scribd.com/document/487435481/Thayer-
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OceanLotus-Group-Implicated-in-Malware-Attacks-on-Cambodian-
Government-Targets.
185. “Biden Administration’s Foreign Policy: Continuity and Change,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, December 2, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/487711069/Thayer-Biden-
Administration-s-Foreign-Policy-Continuity-and-Change.
186. “China Shoots Itself in the Foot in Its Attacks on Australia,” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/487714317/Thayer-China-Shoots-
Itself-in-the-Foot-in-Its-Attacks-on-Australia.
187. “U.S. Blacklists China National Offshore Oil Company,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, December 5, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/487716290/Thayer-U-S-Blacklists-
China-National-Offshore-Oil-Company.
188. “Evaluating the ADMM and the ADMM-Plus,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/487719942/Thayer-Evaluating-the-
ADMM-and-the-ADMM-Plus.
189. “Vietnam in World Affairs, 2020-2021,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
December 6, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/487721775/Background-Brief-
Vietnam-in-World-Affairs-2020-2021.
190. “Vietnam-China Relations in 2020 and 2021,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, December 11, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/488645667/Thayer-Vietnam-China-
Relations-in-2020-and-2021.
191. “Factors Affecting Vietnam’s Policy on the South China Sea,” Thayer
https://www.scribd.com/document/488645875/Thayer-Factors-Affecting-
Vietnam-s-Policy-on-the-South-China-Sea.
192. “Cambodia and Arms Smuggling,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
December 15, 2020.
https://www.scribd.com/document/488646172/Thayer-Cambodia-and-
Arms-Smuggling.
193. “Legal Manoeuvres and the South China Sea in 2020,” Thayer Consultancy
https://www.scribd.com/document/488646269/Thayer-Legal-
Manoeuvres-and-the-South-China-Sea-in-2020.
194. “China to Commission First Type 075 Landing Helicopter Dock,” Thayer
195. “Implications of Vietnam’s Concessions to China Under Pressure,” Thayer
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196. “ASEAN in 2020 –Vietnam as Chair,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,

December 21, 2020.
197. “Vietnam’s Diplomacy, 2016-2020,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
December 28, 2020.
198. “Vietnam’s Relations with Major Powers in 2020 and in 2021,” Thayer
Media Interviews
1. Bui Minh Long, Tien Phong, January 5, 2020.
2. Pham Trung Bac, Correspondent, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Hanoi, January 7,
2020.
3. Nguyen Duc Tuong, VTC News, Hanoi, January 8, 2020.
4. David Hutt, Asia Times Online, January 9, 2020.
5. Nguyen Ha Ngoc, Viet Nam News Agency, Kuala Lumpur, January 12, 2020.
6. Nue Ashikin Abdul Aziz, Bernama, Kuala Lumpur, January 12, 2020.
7. Azeery Idris, Broadcast Journalist, Bernama News Channel, Kuala Lumpur,
January 13, 2020.
8. Tung Ngo, Channel News Asia, January 14, 2020.
9. Luke Hunt, Voice of America, January 14, 2020.
10. John Reed, South-East Asia correspondent, Bangkok Bureau Chief, Financial
Times, January 19, 2020.
11. Nguyen Duc Tuong, VTC, Hanoi, January 19, 2020.
12. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, January 21, 2020.
13. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, January 22, 2020
14. Nguyen Minh, Vietnam News Agency, Sydney, January 23, 2020.
15. Pham Trung Bac, Correspondent, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Hanoi, January 24,
2020.
16. Pham Van Thua, Reporter, Viet Nam Government Portal, January 27, 2020.
17. Tuong Nguyen Duc, VTC, February 9, 2020.
18. Ronron Calunsod, Deputy Editor, ABS-CBN News Digital Media, February 11,
2020.
19. Lam Manh Toan, Journalist, Division of World News, Vietnam People's Army
Newspaper, February 14, 2020.
20. Dư Nhật Đăng, Reporter, Tuổi Trẻ Newspaper, February 15, 2019.
21. John Boudreau, Vietnam Bureau, Bloomberg News, February 15, 2019.
22. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, February 20, 2020.
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23. Pham Trung Bac, Correspondent, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Hanoi, February

25, 2020.
24. Danh Le, Reporter, Zing News, March 2, 2020.
25. Tina Ha-Giang, BBC, Vietnamese Service, March 3, 2020.
26. Minh Tuan Dao, Managing Editor, Hanoi Times, March 3, 2020.
27. Ngo Tung, Channel News Asia TV, Skype, March 4, 2020.
28. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, March 5, 2020.
29. Natalie Song, US-China Today, March 11, 2020.
30. Leonie Kijewski, freelance journalist, Al Jazeera, March 11, 2020.
31. Laurie Chen, Agence France Presse, Beijing March 12, 2020.
32. David Hutt, Journalist & Columnist, Asia Times, March 17, 2020.
33. John Reed, South-East Asia Correspondent, Bangkok Bureau Chief, Financial
Times, March 20, 2020.
34. My Hang, Journalist, Dan Viet, March 22, 2020.
35. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, March 24, 2020.
36. Nguyen Hoai Luong, Producer, Editor, Anchor, Host; News & Current Affairs
Department, VTV1, March 26, 2020.
37. Nguyen Ha Hien, Editor/Reporter, English Programming Division, Vietnam
Television International, VTV4, Hanoi, April 1, 2020.
38. Tuong Nguyen, VTC, April 4, 2020.
39. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Presse Agentur, April 4, 2020.
40. Tina Ha Vu Giang, BBC Vietnamese Service, Bangkok, April 7, 2020.
41. Viet Ha, Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2020.
42. Nguyen Hoai Luong, VTV, Hanoi, April 8, 2020.
43. James Pearson, Bureau Chief, Vietnam, Reuters News, April 8, 2020.
44. Javier C. Hernández, China Correspondent, The New York Times. April 9, 2020.
45. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Press Agentur, Hanoi, April 9, 2020.
46. Dư Nhật Đăng, Reporter, Tuổi Trẻ Newspaper, April 9, 2020.
47. Nguyen Manh Tuan, Vietnam News Agency, Kuala Lumpur, April 9, 2020.
48. Minh Nguyen, Vietnam News Agency, Sydney, Skype, April 10, 2020.
49. Duong Quang, Nguoi Lao Dong, April 10, 2020.
50. Van Anh, Lao Dong Newspaper, April 13, 2020.
51. Nguyen Ha Hien, Editor, Vietnam Television International, VTV4, Skype,
April 14, 2020.
52. David Hutt, Asia Times, April 14, 2020.
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53. Chhengpor Aun, Reporter, Voice of America, Khmer Service, Phnom Penh,
April 16, 2020.
54. Rodion Ebbighausen, Managing Editor, Asia, Deutsche Welle, April 16, 2020.
55. Nathan Paul Southern, Security Analyst & Investigative Reporter, Foreign
Affairs, April 17, 2020.
56. Michael Sullivan, National Public Radio, April 18, 2020.
57. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, April 18, 2020.
58. Bui Minh Long, Tien Phong, April 19, 2020.
59. Michael Sullivan, National Public Radio, April 20, 2020.
60. Alice Philipson, Bureau Chief, Agence France Presse, April 21, 2020.
61. Nguyen Minh Hoa, VTV4, Hanoi, April 21, 2020.
62. Laurie Chen, Agence France Presse, Beijing, April 21, 2020.
63. Shashank Bengali, Southeast Asia Correspondent, Los Angeles Times,
April 22, 2020.
64. Thuan Nguyen Trong, Zing News, April 22, 2020.
65. Linh Pham, Hanoi Times, April 23, 2020.
66. Kim Dung Tong, Multimedia Journalist, Nikkei Asian Review, April 23, 2020.
67. Vietanh Phan, VNExpress, Hanoi, April 23, 2020.
68. Jamie Tarabay, Bloomberg News, Hanoi, April 23, 2020.
69. Kim Dung Tong, Nikkei Asian Review, April 23, 2020.
70. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Presse Agentur, April 26, 2020.
71. Tina Ha Vu Giang, BBC Vietnamese Service, Bangkok, April 27, 2020.
72. Chris Humphrey, The Guardian, April 29, 2020.
73. Dư Nhật Đăng, Reporter, Tuổi Trẻ Newspaper, April 29, 2020.
74. Shigefumi Kitagawa, Bangkok Bureau Chief, The Tokyo Shimbun/The Chunichi
Shimbun. April 30, 2020.
75. David Hutt, Asia Times, May 1, 2020.
76. Shigefumi Kitagawa, Bangkok Bureau Chief, The Tokyo Shimbun/The Chunichi
Shimbun. May 3, 2020.
77. Tina Ha Vu Giang, BBC Vietnamese Service, Bangkok, May 4, 2020.
78. Tom Budszus, journalist, Economist, May 5, 2020.
79. David Hutt, Asia Times, May 6, 2020.
80. Linh-Dan, VOA News, May 6, 2020.
81. Laura Zhou, Beijing Bureau, South China Morning Post, May 6, 2020.
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82. Jan van der Made, Radio France Internationale English Service, Paris, May 12,
2020.
83. Le Nguyen, Voice of America, Vietnamese Service, May 15, 2020.
84. Hoàng Thùy Linh, Truyền Hình Kỹ Thuật Số VTC, Hanoi, May 15, 2020.
85. Luke Hunt, East Asia Correspondent, Voice of America, May 15, 2020.
86. My Hang Tran, BBC Vietnamese Service, May 16, 2020.
87. Michael Sullivan, National Public Radio, May 16, 2020.
88. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, May 18, 2020.
89. Gwen Ha, Broadcaster/Webcaster, Radio Free Asia, Vietnamese Service, May
20, 2020.
90. Nguyen Minh, Vietnam News Agency, Sydney Bureau, May 22, 2020.
91. Ole Tangen, Jr., Editor/Redakteur, Deutsche Welle, May 22, 2020.
92. Jeff Wang, Broadcaster and Webcaster, Mandarin Service, Radio Free Asia,
Washington, D.C., May 26, 2020.
93. James Borton, Non-Resident Fellow, The Stimpson Center, Washington, D.C.,
May 26, 2020.
94. Bui Minh Long, Tien Phong Online, June 1, 2020.
95. Dư Nhật Đăng, Reporter, Tuổi Trẻ newspaper, June 3, 2020.
96. Bui Minh Long, Tien Phong Online, June 3, 2020.
97. Kieu Thoan Thu, Reporter, Hanoitimes.vn, June 3, 2020.
98. Tina Ha Vu Giang, BBC, Bangkok, June 4, 2020.
99. Quốc Ngọc, Báo Phụ Nữ, TP HCM, June 4, 2020.
100. Minh Nguyen, Vietnam News Agency, June 5, 2020.
101. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, June 9, 2020.
102. Laura Zhou, Beijing Bureau, South China Morning Post:
104. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Presse Agentur, June 14, 2020.
105. Nguyen Thi Van Anh, Lao Dong Newspaper, June 14, 2020l
106. Nguyen Manh Tuan, Correspondent, Kuala Lumpur Bureau, Vietnam
News Agency, June 15, 2020.
107. Le Dieu Thuy, VietNamNet, June 17, 2020.
108. David Hutt, Journalist & Columnist, Asia Times, June 17, 2020.
109. Tran My Hang, Vietnamese Service, BBC, June 18, 2020.
110. Rodion Ebbighausen, Managing Editor, Asia, Deutsche Welle, June 18,
2020.
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111. Ben Pederick, Radio Free Asia, Zoom Video, June 23, 2020.
112. Luke Hunt, East Asia Correspondent, June 23, 2020.
113. Nguyen Minh Hoa, VTC TV, Hanoi, June 24, 2020.
114. Alice Philipson, Hanoi Bureau Chief, Agence France-Presse,
June 25, 2020.
116. Nguyen Minh, Sydney Bureau, Vietnam News Agency, June25, 2020.
117. Keegan Elmer, Reporter Editorial, South China Morning Post, June 26, 2020.
118. Van Anh, Lao Dong Newspaper, Hanoi, June 26, 2020.
119. Le Dieu Thuy, VietNamNet, Hanoi, June 26, 2020.
120. Mahendra Gaur, Foreign Policy Research Centre, New Delhi, June 29, 2020.
121. Marc Roussot, Corporate Reporter, Energy Intelligence, Singapore Bureau,
June 30, 2020.
122. James Borton, Non-Resident Fellow, The Stimpson Center, Washington,
D.C., July 5, 2020.
123. Hang Tang, Editor, Zing News, July 8, 2020.
124. Vietanh Phan, VNExpress, Hanoi, July 11, 2020.
125. Duong Quang, Nguoi Lao Dong, July 11, 2020.
126. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, July 13, 2020.
127. Linh-Dan Nguyen, Journalist, Voice of Vietnam, Vietnamese Service, July
13, 2020.
128. Huw Watkin, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, July 13, 2020.
129. Jim Gomez, Associated Press, Manila, July 15, 2020.
130. My Hang Tran, BBC Vietnamese Service, July 15, 2020.
131. Nguyen Thi Van Anh, Lao Dong, July 16, 2020.
132. Nguyen Manh Tuan, Correspondent of Vietnam News Agency, Kuala
Lumpur Bureau, July 16, 2020.
133. Andrej Matisak, Pravda Newspaper (Prague), Deputy Head of Foreign Desk,
July 16, 2020.
134. Tang Thu Hang, Zing.News, July 17, 2020.
135. Holly Chik, South China Morning Post, July 17, 2020.
136. Michael Sullivan, National Public Radio (NPR), July 18, 2020.
137. Minh Tuan, Reporter, The Voice of Vietnam, VTC News, July 18, 2020.
138. Do Nga, Voice of Vietnam, Sydney Bureau, July 20, 2020.
139. Bui Thi Then, Dan Tri, July 20, 2020.
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140. Hang T. Hoang, English Programming Division, Vietnam Television

International (VTV4), July 21, 2020.
141. Khanh An, Voice of America, Vietnamese Service, July 21, 2020.
142. Hang Tang, Zing News, July 21, 2020.
143. Lam Manh Toan, Journalist, Division of World News, Quân đội nhân dân,
July 23, 2020.
144. Nguyen Trong Thuan, World News Reporter, Zing News, July 22, 2020
145. Nguyen Minh, Vietnam News Agency, Sydney Bureau, July 23, 2020.
146. Nguyen Thi Van Anh, Lao Dong Online, July 23, 2020.
147. Do Nga, Voice of Vietnam, Sydney Bureau, July 25, 2020.
148. Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi, July 25, 2020.
149. Dư Nhật Đăng, Reporter, Tuổi Trẻ newspaper, July 25, 2020.
150. Chris Humphrey and Pham Trung Bac, South China Morning Post, July 26,
2020.
151. Hùng Cường Trần, Reporter, Voice of Vietnam, July 27, 2020.
152. Giang Nguyen, Vietnamese Service, Radio Free Asia, Washington, D.C.,
July 28 2020l
153. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, July 28, 2020l
154. Nguyen Ha Ngoc, Viet Nam News Agency, Kuala Lumpur, July 28, 2020.
155. Gwen Ha, Broadcaster/Webcaster, Vietnamese Service, Radio Free Asia,
July 29, 2020.
156. Dư Nhật Đăng, Reporter, Tuổi Trẻ newspaper, July 30, 2020.
157. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, August 4, 2020.
158. Kieu Thoan Thu, Reporter, Hanoitimes.vn, August 4, 2020.
159. Bui Minh Long, Tien Phong, August 4, 2020.
160. Thuc Pham, Reporter, Voice of America, Vietnamese Service, August 6,
2020.
161. Danielle Keeton-Olsen, South China Morning Post, August 7, 2020.
162. Vietanh, VnExpress, August 10, 2020.
163. Tina Ha Vu Giang, BBC, August 11, 2020.
164. Seth Mydans, The New York Times, August 12, 2020.
165. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche-Presse Agentur. August 12, 2020.
166. Minh Nguyen, Viet Nam News Agency, Sydney Bureau, August 13, 2020.
167. Rodrigo Rodriguez-Morales, Reporter, Testigo Directo TV News Magazine,
Bogota, Colombia, August 14, 2020.
168. Tran Loan, Reporter, Tiền Phong Newspaper, Hanoi, August 14, 2020.
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169. My Hang Tran, BBC Vietnamese Service, August 19, 2020.

170. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche-Presse Agentur, August 20, 2020.
171. Dư Nhật Đăng, Reporter, Tuổi Trẻ newspaper, August 23, 2020.
172. Marc Roussot, Corporate Reporter, Energy Intelligence Group, August 24,
2020.
173. Maria Siow, Senior Asia Correspondent, South China Morning Post, August
25, 2020.
174. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, August 25, 2020.
175. Gwen Ha, Broadcaster/Webcaster, Radio Free Asa Vietnamese Service,
August 25, 2020.
176. Khieu Thoan Thu, Hanoi Times, August 25, 2020.
177. Le Vu Manh, Reporter, World News Desk, Zing.vn, August 25, 2020.
178. Hang Tang, Zing.vn, August 27, 2020.
179. Le Vu Manh, Reporter, World News Desk, Zing.vn, August 27, 2020.
180. Charlotte McCaan, The World in 2021 (The Economist), August 28, 2020.
181. Chris Humphrey, Deutsche-Presse Agentur, August 31, 2020.
182. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, September 2, 2020.
183. Tom Allard, Reuters, September 4, 2020.
184. Đoàn Lan Hương, Phóng viên Mục Quốc tế, Soha/Trí thức trẻ, September
6, 2020
185. Ngo Anh Quan, Reporter, Vietnam National Television. (VTV), September
7, 2020.
186. Hoa Ai, Radio Free Asia, Vietnamese, September 9, 2020.
187. Tina Ha Giang, BBC Vietnamese Service, September 10, 2020.
188. Minh Nguyen, Viet Nam News Agency TV, Sydney Bureau, September 11,
2020.
189. Mengjie (Jessie) Jiang, Reporter, Voice of America, Mandarin Service,
September 11, 2020.
190. Tuan Nguyen, Vietnam News Agency, September 12, 2020.
191. Chris Billing, Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2020.
192. Damon Evans, independent journalist, editor, and analyst, September 15,
2020.
193. Shaun Turton, Nikkei Asian Review, September 17, 2020.
194. Pham The Hung, Radio France Internationale, Vietnamese Section, Paris,
September 18, 2020.
195. Le Vu Manh, Zing News, September 18, 2020.
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196. Kieu Thoan Thu, Reporter, Hanoi Times, September 19, 2020.
197. Khanh An, Voice of America, Vietnamese, September 23, 2020.
198. Do The Dung, Radio France Internationale, September 23, 2020.
199. Vietanh, VNExpress, Hanoi, September 25, 2020.
200. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Presse Agentur, September 26, 2020.
201. Hang Tang, Zing News, October 1, 2020.
202. Gwen Ha, Broadcaster/Webcaster, Radio Free Asia, Vietnamese Service,
October 1, 2020.
203. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, October 3, 2020.
204. Eric San Juan, Agencia EFE (Spain), October 8, 2020.
205. Tina Thanh Ha Vu, BBC Vietnamese Service, October 14, 2020.
206. Dư Nhật Đăng, Reporter, Tuổi Trẻ Newspaper, October 15, 2020.
207. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, October 19, 2020.
208. Chris Humphrey, Deutsche-Presse Agentur, October 19, 2020.
209. Hang Tang, Zing News, October 20, 2020.
210. Charles Miranda, Newscorp, October 23, 2020.
211. John Boudreau, Vietnam Bureau, Bloomberg News, October 26, 2020.
212. Le Vu Manh, Zing News, October 28, 2020.
213. Kim Dung, Nikkei Asian Review, October 28, 2020.
214. Marc Roussot, Corporate Reporter, Energy Intelligence, October 28, 2020.
215. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, October 29. 2020.
216. Le Vu Manh, Zing News, October 29, 2020.
217. Drake Long, Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2020.
218. Trần Thị Thu Loan, Reporter, Tien Phong Newspaper, October 29, 2020.
219. Shaun Turton, Nikkei Asian Review, October 30, 2020.
220. Vietanh, VnExpress, October 30, 2020.
221. Chris Humphrey, Vietnam Bureau Chief, Deutsche Presse-Agentur,
November 2, 2020.
222. ABS CBN News Channel TV, Manila, November 7, 2020.
223. Đoàn Lan Hương, Soha News, Hanoi, November 7, 2020.
224. Chris Humphrey, South China Morning Post, November 9, 2020.
225. Linh-Dan Nguyen, Journalist, Voice of America, sVietnamese Service,
November 10, 2020.
226. Shaun Turton, Nikkei Asian Review, November 10, 2020.
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227. James Pearson, Reuters, Bureau Chief, Vietnam, November 11, 2020.
228. Pham Thi Thanh Tam, VnExpress, November 11, 2020.
229. Tina Ha Vu Giang, BBC Vietnamese Service, November 11, 2020.
230. Lam Manh Toan, Journalist, Division of World News, Vietnam People's
Army Newspaper, November 12, 2020.
231. Zsombor Peter, Voice of America, November 12, 2020.
232. Vijitra Duangdee, Voice of America, November 12, 2020.
233. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Presse Agentur, Hanoi November 18, 2020.
234. Jan van der Made, Radio France Internationale (English Service), Paris,
November 19, 2020.
235. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, November 23, 2020.
236. David Hutt, Asia Times, November 25, 2020.
237. Michael Dickison, Managing Editor, Voice of Democracy, November 26, 2020.
238. Rodrigo Rodriguez-Morales, Reporter, Testigo Directo TV News Magazine,
Mexico City, November 27, 2020.
239. Canh Toan Quach, Reporter, Zing News, December 2, 2020.
240. John Boudreau, Vietnam Bureau, Bloomberg News, December 2, 2020.
241. David Boyle, Al Jazeera, December 3, 2020.
242. David Hutt, Asia Times, December 4, 2020.
243. Thao Vu, Reporter, World Desk News, VnExpress, December 5, 2020.
244. Lam Manh Toan, Journalist, Division of World News, Quan Doi Nhan Dan
(Vietnam People's Army Newspaper), December 5, 2020.
245. Tran Trang, Transportation Newspaper (special edition), December 6, 2020.
246. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, December 9, 2020.
247. Sen. Col. Hung Nguyen, editor, Vietnam People's Army Newspaper,
December 11, 2020.
248. Bac Pham, DPA and South China Morning Post, December 13, 2020.
249. Lien Hoang, Nikkei Asian Review, Saigon, December 14, 2020.
250. Michael Dickison, Managing Editor, VOD (Voice of Democracy), December
15, 2020.
251. Diem Thi, Reporter, Radio Free Asia, December 16, 2020.
252. Viet Ha, Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2020.
253. Doan Lan Huong, Soha News, December 19, 2020.
254. Trung Khang, Radio Free Asia, Vietnamese Service, December 20, 2020.
255. Lam Manh Toan, Journalist, Division of World News, Vietnam People's
Army Newspaper, December 23, 2020.
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256. Nguyen Minh Hoa, The World in 2020, VTC TV, December 23, 2020.
257. Nguyen Minh, Vietnam News Agency, December 28, 2020.
258. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, December 30, 2020.
259. Pham Van Thua, Reporter, Vietnam Government Portal, December 30,
2020.
260. Phan Thị Thanh Tâm, Reporter, World News Desk, VnExpress Daily News,
December 30, 2020.

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International Journal of China Studies (February 2014-present)

Commitments Cancelled Due to Coronavirus

Publications Completed (in press)

Newspaper and Magazine Articles:

International Conference Papers

Regional Order: Effective Alignment through Strategic Partnerships,”

Academic Seminars and Other Presentations (Podcasts & Webinar)

Australian Naval Institute (ANI)

Radio Free Asia China Reach Project

“Between Appeasement and Limited Hard Bargaining: The Philippines’ Strategic

Higher Degree Supervision

Higher Degree Examination

Background Briefs [archived at Scribd.com]

30. “China’s Red Cross Weighs in to Change Narrative on China’s Mishandling

86. “South China Sea: Australia & China-U.S.-Vietnam Triangle,” Thayer

108. 25th Anniversary of Vietnam’s Membership in ASEAN – 2,” Thayer

163. “Will US Secretary of State Pompeo Make Surprise Visit to Vietnam?”

196. “ASEAN in 2020 –Vietnam as Chair,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,

23. Pham Trung Bac, Correspondent, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Hanoi, February

140. Hang T. Hoang, English Programming Division, Vietnam Television

169. My Hang Tran, BBC Vietnamese Service, August 19, 2020.

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