Chinese companies are deepening their presence in Vietnam, leading investment inflows and sending record shipments to Hanoi despite Washington’s calls for economic decoupling. The two communist neighbours are strengthening cooperation across technology, transport, and manufacturing.

Hanoi has recently approved several projects it once resisted on security grounds, including contracts with Chinese telecoms firms Huawei and ZTE, loans for high-speed rail projects, and clearance for Chinese-made COMAC aircraft to operate with a leading Vietnamese airline.

According to Alexander Vuving of the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, Vietnam’s overtures to Beijing reflect a balancing act after trade pledges made to Washington. However, he warned that if this trend continues, Vietnam “may bec

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