Looking back on Vietnam - China relations since the establishment of strategic cooperative partnership

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In 2008, Vietnam and China established a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, thehighest and the most comprehensive diplomatic relations of both countries, and it was also the first time when two countries established this cooperation framework. Vietnam - China relations are seen as ‘wearing newclothes’ or having a new form. However, whether has the actual development or the nature of the relationschanged accordingly to fit ‘the new clothes’? Does Vietnam - China strategic cooperative partnership have any key characteristics of a typical strategic partnership, such as mutual trust, strengthened cooperation andmutual benefits?The paper consists of three parts with the first part discussing the concept of partnership and applying it to the Sino-Vietnamese relationship to explain the reasons why China decided to build this relationship with Vietnam. The second part looks back on the development of Vietnam - China relationship since 2008 by comparing it with that of the previous periods in some areas, including political diplomacy, trade and economy, and national security and defense. On the basis of Vietnam - China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and comparing it with China’s relationship with Laos, a country located on the Indochinese peninsula, the third part provides an analysis and evaluation of Vietnam - China relationship development in this period.

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Thi Phuong Hoa Nguyễn

Institute of Chinese Studies Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences

Email: qhphuonghoa@yahoo.com

Xuân Cường Nguyễn

Institute of Chinese Studies Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences

Email: cuongnx.vics@vass.gov.vn

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