Friend to All, Ally to None

The most consequential voice at this year's Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore may not have come from Washington, Beijing or the AUKUS alliance. It came from Hanoi. In his first interview with an international media organization since consolidating power as Vietnam's top leader, To Lam delivered a message that stood apart from the increasingly confrontational tone shaping global geopolitics. Vietnam, he said, will not choose between China and the United States.

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