Khang Vu

@KhangXVu

@BostonCollege visiting scholar and Ph.D. @ND_ISC HJM fellow. Korea & Vietnam watcher. @Dartmouth MA. Hanoi made. A proud @ManUtd fan. 武春康.

Boston, MA

Joined March 2019

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Khang Vu@KhangXVu · Jun 25, 2023

I'm happy to share my first solo-authored academic article in the Journal of Contemporary China. Based on my dissertation, I explain the logic of China's Vietnam policy in the past decade. Many thanks to my profs, editorial team, reviewers, and friends! tandfonline.com/eprint/Y288CEN…

KhangXVu's tweet image. I'm happy to share my first solo-authored academic article in the Journal of Contemporary China. Based on my dissertation, I explain the logic of China's Vietnam policy in the past decade. Many thanks to my profs, editorial team, reviewers, and friends!
tandfonline.com/eprint/Y288CEN…

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The China-Global South Project@ChinaGSProject · 16 h

“Hanoi is on Our Side.” That’s the wishful thinking in D.C. foreign policy circles. But as @KhangXVu explains, Vietnam won’t join a U.S. coalition against China, and Washington is overestimating its leverage. Watch - tinyurl.com/27uf7crh

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Khang Vu@KhangXVu · Jul 20

As I said elsewhere, Trump pressuring Vietnam over trade will fail to isolate VN from China. "The ground forces of CN and VN will conduct a joint training exercise in Guangxi in mid-to-late July...This marks first joint army training between CN and VN." chinadaily.com.cn/a/202507/20/WS…

KhangXVu's tweet card. China, Vietnam to hold first joint army training

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Khang Vu@KhangXVu · Jul 16

Vietnam is different from the rest of Asia in that it doesn't depend on U.S. for security and China for trade. In fact the opposite is true. Because VN prioritizes security over economy, Trump using tariff to isolate it from China will fail. My latest. thediplomat.com/2025/07/why-vi…

KhangXVu's tweet card. Vietnam is different from the rest of Asia in that it does not depend on the U.S. for security and China for trade. In fact, the opposite is true.

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Khang Vu@KhangXVu · Jul 11

South Korea's new President Lee Jae-myung will have to address the Russia-North Korea alliance. However, like his predecessor Yoon Suk-yeol, Lee will not be able to break it. My latest @LowyInstitute lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

KhangXVu's tweet card. Pyongyang is reaping the benefits of its relationship with Moscow. South Korea’s new president wants to woo them back.

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Khang Vu@KhangXVu · Jul 8

Trump's 20% tariffs on Vietnamese exports look comparatively good, even better than those on US allies Japan, South Korea, and Thailand. nytimes.com/2025/07/07/bus…

KhangXVu's tweet card. President Trump has told more than two dozen countries that they will face tariffs of at least 20 percent on Aug. 1 if they don’t reach agreements by then.

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Khang Vu@KhangXVu · Jun 30

At exactly 6am, July 1, 2025, 18491 pagodas throughout Vietnam will simultaneously conduct a ceremonial ringing of bells and drums to pray for national peace, solidarity, and prosperity. July 1 is the first day the new administrative system takes effect. vietnamnews.vn/society/172027…

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Khang Vu@KhangXVu · Jun 18

In this co-authored piece @Diplomat_APAC, my coauthor Tita Sanglee and I made a case for a Thai-Vietnamese entente over Laos and Cambodia so that Thailand can focus on Myanmar and Vietnam can devote more resources to the South China Sea. thediplomat.com/2025/06/good-n…

KhangXVu's tweet card. Both Bangkok and Hanoi share concerns about China’s expanding influence in Laos and Cambodia, a historic arena of strategic competition between the two powers.

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Khang Vu@KhangXVu · Jun 12

Vietnam’s latest administrative map beginning July 1 after reducing the number of administrative units from 63 to 34.

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Khang Vu@KhangXVu · Jun 10

Based on my co-authored @IntSecHarvard article on arms control as wedge strategy, I asked Australian and the Netherlands Ministers of Defence at the 22nd Shangri-la Dialogue about the danger of US adversaries exploiting arms control to induce a US withdrawal from the Pacific.

KhangXVu's tweet image. Based on my co-authored @IntSecHarvard article on arms control as wedge strategy, I asked Australian and the Netherlands Ministers of Defence at the 22nd Shangri-la Dialogue about the danger of US adversaries exploiting arms control to induce a US withdrawal from the Pacific.

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Khang Vu@KhangXVu · Jun 4

South Korea has elected liberal Lee Jae-myung as its 21st president. However, it will not be easy for him to reinvigorate inter-Korean talks like his liberal predecessor Moon Jae-in did. Re-sharing my piece for @LowyInstitute from April. lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

KhangXVu's tweet card. South Korea is headed back to the polls, just like its 2017. But different.

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Khang Vu@KhangXVu · May 31

Me and Vietnam’s Minister of National Defence Phan Văn Giang at the Shangri-la Dialogue #SLD25

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Khang Vu@KhangXVu · May 31

“The Indo-Pacific is our priority theater, and we are here to stay.” - Secretary of Defense Hegseth at the IISS SLD #SLD25

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Khang Vu@KhangXVu · May 27

Pleased to share that I will be heading to Singapore for the @IISS_org 22nd #SLD25 this week. If you are in town , let's grab a drink!

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Khang Vu@KhangXVu · May 14

Latest @Diplomat_APAC. As long as former enemies respect Vietnam’s territorial integrity & political system, VN is ready to make amends with them like w/ France, US, China. RVN sympathizers should respect VN's political system for reconciliation to begin. thediplomat.com/2025/05/unders…

KhangXVu's tweet card. Hanoi is willing to let bygones be bygones, but many RVN sympathizers refuse to accept the legitimacy of the country’s communist political system.

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Khang Vu@KhangXVu · May 13

North Korea's growing casualties and its plan to send more troops to Russia are unnerving the population. Pyongyang acknowledging its troops dying in Russia is to soothe public anger and justify more troop dispatch. My latest @LowyInstitute lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

KhangXVu's tweet card. Not even the Hermit Kingdom is immune to domestic pressure.

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Nikkei Asia@NikkeiAsia · May 5

Vietnam's gross domestic product, in local currency terms, was 51 times larger in 2024 than in 1994, according to the IMF — the highest growth rate among ASEAN members. Learn more about Vietnam's dramatic rise: s.nikkei.com/3Z3a1Rj

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Khang Vu@KhangXVu · Apr 30

The biggest ever public event in Ho Chi Minh City

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Khang Vu@KhangXVu · Apr 29

21 years. 1684 km. 4 million civilian and military casualties. 1 country. 1 people. Vietnam became one on this day 50 years ago.

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Khang Vu@KhangXVu · Apr 27

A trending game on Vietnam's internet to celebrate 50th anniversary of national reunification. Players will drag a North Vietnamese tank through the gates of Saigon government's headquarter to see how far those gates will fly to. I got them to Bangkok. tienvesaigon.com

KhangXVu's tweet image. A trending game on Vietnam's internet to celebrate 50th anniversary of national reunification. Players will drag a North Vietnamese tank through the gates of Saigon government's headquarter to see how far those gates will fly to. I got them to Bangkok.
tienvesaigon.com

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Khang Vu@KhangXVu · Apr 19

A delegation of 68 officers from the Army Officer Training School No.1 will represent the Vietnam People’s Army at the Victory Day military parade held at Moscow’s iconic Red Square. vietnamnet.vn/en/vietnam-to-…

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