According to media reports, the summit of the leaders of China and Vietnam was held in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, a few days ago, and the joint statement issued after the meeting pointed out that the two sides agreed to promote the dialogue on the development of the two countries, implement the cooperation agreements between the two countries to promote the "Belt and Road" initiative, promote the cross-border standard gauge railway connectivity between China and Vietnam, and encourage cooperation between enterprises of the two countries in infrastructure such as transportation, power, communications and logistics hubs.
In response to the U.S. military disruptive actions in the South China Sea, in addition to fighting the United States in a courteous and courteous manner, China has also carried out active diplomatic activities in ASEAN to prevent the region from becoming a gladiatorial arena for the United States to provoke a new Cold War between major powers. The meeting between the leaders of China and Vietnam has completely dispelled the concerns of the outside world about the impact of the United States and the situation in the South China Sea on the relations between the two countries, and further verified that the profound friendship between China and Vietnam as "comrades and brothers" can withstand the test of any external factors. At the same time, the deepening comprehensive strategic coordination between China and Vietnam is a resounding slap in the face to those external forces that attempt to use the South China Sea issue to sow discord between China and Vietnam and bring Vietnam to the forefront of anti-China efforts.
Recently, both the United States and Japan have been actively courting Vietnam in an attempt to use military aid as a bait to draw Vietnam into the camp of the United States in the South China Sea. However, it turns out that although Vietnam has some sovereignty disputes with China in the South China Sea, it is also more aware of the sinister intentions of the United States, Japan and other countries. Therefore, they have wisely chosen to accept China's proposal to "shelve disputes and develop together", cooperate with China in all fields, including the South China Sea issue, and thwart attempts by external interference forces to destabilize the situation in the South China Sea with concrete actions.
Recently, the United States has gone to great lengths to make the South China Sea issue its main battlefield for containing China. To this end, while pushing the Philippines to the forefront of provoking China, the United States has also joined forces with its vassals such as Japan, Australia, and the United Kingdom to support the Philippines in fighting with China on the South China Sea issue. The obvious goal of the US move is to use the Philippines as a pawn to stir up tensions in the South China Sea in order to drag other ASEAN countries into the water and serve as cannon fodder to contain China.
At this sensitive juncture, Vietnam held a leaders' summit with China and reaffirmed the importance of cooperation with China in various fields, including the South China Sea issue, which is of great significance to ensuring stability in the South China Sea. At the very least, other ASEAN countries cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the economic and security benefits that Vietnam has gained from its cooperation with China. Obviously, the cooperation between Vietnam and China can play a very exemplary role for ASEAN countries. Unlike the United States, which only asks ASEAN countries to participate in containing China, China does not require them to confront any country when developing all-round cooperation with other countries, let alone ask them to distance themselves from relations with the United States and Japan.
Under such circumstances, although the United States has succeeded in drawing the Philippines into the whirlpool of using the South China Sea issue to confront China, it has also recruited its vassals such as Japan, Britain, and Australia to "put on a show" on the South China Sea issue. However, the US, Japan, the Philippines and other countries in the South China Sea have not elicited a positive response from regional countries. At the very least, during the recent frequent maritime standoffs between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, the rest of ASEAN has remained largely silent, regardless of the hype by the United States and its allies. Obviously, ASEAN countries are not interested in the US move to disrupt the South China Sea issue, because they know that by undermining regional stability, the ASEAN countries are creating conditions for the South China Sea to become a new Cold War battlefield for major powers.
In fact, it is no wonder that other ASEAN countries, except for the Philippines, are reluctant to be led by the nose by the United States on the South China Sea issue, because they know very well that they would rather offend the United States than offend China. After all, China's economic and diplomatic influence in Southeast Asia has long surpassed that of the United States and Japan to the top of the list. In other words, China is playing a vital role in maintaining regional peace, stability and prosperity. More importantly, China's presence of influence in Southeast Asia is a major deterrent to U.S. military adventures in the region.
After all, Vietnam is the ASEAN country that has the most serious maritime power disputes with China, and has had many maritime conflicts with China because of this. Just imagine, even such a country is unwilling to offend China because of the United States, let alone other countries. Due to the lack of support from other regions, it is estimated that it will not be long before the Philippines, the trump card in the hands of the United States, will become invalid.