Australian expert expects Vietnam to rise to meet regional challenges
(VOVWORLD) - The Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) on Friday published an article written by Kyle Springer, a Senior Analyst at the Perth USAsia Centre, saying that the outcomes of the freshly-ended 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam suggest continuity in leadership and policy.
 The closing ceremony of the 13th National Party Congress. Photo: VNA |
According to the article, perhaps Vietnam’s crowning achievement is the completion of the 15-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) while serving as ASEAN Chair in 2020. Vietnam has also consistently shown an instinct for constructive diplomatic entrepreneurship in other areas of international affairs. It hosted the DPRK-USA Summit in Hanoi in 2019 and facilitated the US and Russia joining the East Asia Summit in 2011. With Vietnam’s diplomacy reaching new achievements and with many of the current leaders in place, Vietnam is expected to rise to meet regional challenges over the next five years.