Vietnam’s 2014 Anti-China Protests Over the South China Sea, a Decade On | Taiwan Talks EP377

Ten years on from violent protests in Vietnam against a China-installed oil rig in waters claimed by Hanoi, are relations between the two officially communist countries in the South China Sea any warmer? Has the anti-China sentiment that left 21 people in Vietnam dead dissipated, or are there still remnants of bad blood between the two nations? And what's keeping Vladimir Putin away from Hanoi, after the Russian leader accepted an invitation to visit? Analysts say the likely reason is Vietnam's anti-corruption purge, dubbed "Burning Furnace," which has reached the highest echelons of the Vietnamese Communist Party. Described by analyst Huynh Tam Sang as Vietnam's "Game of Thrones," the turmoil is raising questions over Hanoi's political stability and sustainability as a destination for foreign investment.

Our guests:
Huynh Tam Sang
- Ho Chi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty of International Relations Lecturer and National Taiwan University Visiting Scholar

Ronan Fu
- Academia Sinica Institute of Political Science Assistant Research Fellow
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