Vietnam's dream of a great power: Merging Cambodia and LaosVietnam has always been an important country on the Indochina Peninsula, having built a powerful army after nearly 50 years of war. This fueled Vietnam's ambition to unify Cambodia and Laos, but was eventually completely crushed by the Sino-Vietnamese War. Assuming that Vietnam succeeds in unifying Cambodia and Laos, will it become a world power?
What will happen if Le Duan's dream succeeds? After the annexation of Cambodia and Laos, Vietnam will become the second largest country in Southeast Asia. The country will cover an area of 740,000 square kilometers and a population of more than 118 million.
After the merger, Vietnam also has a prominent position in Asia, second only to China and India in terms of territory and population. Therefore, Vietnam, which successfully merged Cambodia and Laos, will become a great power in Southeast Asia. After the merger, Vietnam will become the number one military power in Southeast Asia.
Vietnam has always had a good military strength in history, and it showed excellent combat capabilities in the Vietnam War. After taking control of Cambodia and Laos, Vietnam became known as the "third most powerful country in the world". This means that a successfully merged Vietnam will have a strong military force. However, the merged Vietnam will still not become a world power.
Although the merger of Cambodia and Laos has made Vietnam the second largest country in Southeast Asia, Vietnam still faces many problems. In 1979, Vietnam had no advantages in terms of national economy, national quality, industrial strength, and science and technology. Vietnam had endured years of war, had an economy of almost zero, and relied on the aid of China and the Soviet Union to confront the United States.
In terms of industry and technology, Vietnam has almost nothing, and most of its weapons are supplied by China. In contrast, Japan is far ahead of Vietnam in terms of economy, industry, and technology. Therefore, even with the merger of Cambodia and Laos, Vietnam is still an agricultural country with a relatively small economy.
However, things are not absolute, and when a country has enough land and population, it is possible to burst out with great energy. While Vietnam may become a second-rate country after merging Cambodia and Laos, it can also suddenly emerge as a great power if it has a wise leader.
The lessons of history have taught us that we must not allow the recurrence of an aggressive Power. Therefore, in any case, we should be wary of Vietnam's actions.
In short, although Vietnam's dream of merging Cambodia and Laos with Cambodia and Laos can make Vietnam a big country in Southeast Asia, there is still a huge gap between Vietnam and Japan and other world powers in terms of economy, industry, and science and technology. Viet Nam still faces many challenges and problems in its development.
We should be wary of Vietnam's actions, but at the same time, we should also pay attention to our own development and strive to become a strong country. Do you think Vietnam will become a world power after merging Cambodia and Laos? What are your views and suggestions for Vietnam's development?