The Vietnam War is behind us, the United States is no longer the enemy, and the regional landscape has become hostile to Vietnam. The culprit? Xi Jinping’s China, an expansionist China that seeks to dominate the South China Sea.Faced with this challenge, the former Soviet Union is no longer on hand to support Vietnam, and with Russia concentrating its efforts in Ukraine, Vietnam must look for other strategic partners. The United States has gotten the upper hand with Vietnam, because it has re-established ties with the nation it once invaded. But Uncle Sam cannot claim victory yet, Vietnam can be unpredictable and they must tread carefully.Can the West really trust Vietnam, and to what extent could it become a reliable military partner for the United States? Could tensions between Vietnam and China really escalate into another war? Today we tell you.