Why Everyone Wants to Be Vietnam’s Friend

Vietnam is finding the center of a great power rivalry isn’t such a bad place to be. Everyone is sidling up to the communist nation these days.

China’s Xi Jinping became the latest world leader to strengthen ties with the country by paying a visit to Hanoi this week, three months after Vietnam upgraded its relationship with the U.S. to the highest rung in its diplomatic hierarchy during a visit by President Biden.