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Thayer Consultancy Activity Report 2019

Highlights
5 Academic Publications
5 International Conference Papers
5 Lectures and Other Presentations
10 Peer Reviews of Academic Manuscripts
22 Published Interview Transcripts
37 Other Publications (Australian Outlook, ANI, C3S, Diplomat, Radio Free Asia,
Viet Nam News, The Weekend Australian, World Politics Review, Misc.)
105 Thayer Consultancy Background Briefs
212 Media Interviews (Email, Phone, Radio, Skype, Video and TV)

Current Affiliations:
 Director, Thayer Consultancy (2002-present)
 Emeritus Professor, The University of New South Wales at the Australian
Defence Force Academy, Canberra (January 2011-present).
 Visiting Fellow, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of
New South Wales, Canberra (February 2018-June 2020).
 Member, Maritime Security Research Group, School of Humanities and
Social Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Canberra (April 2019-)
 Member of the Advisory Board, Australia-Vietnam Young Leaders Dialogue,
(April 2018-)
 Editorial Consultant and Columnist, Radio Free Asia, (2014-present)
 Contributor, The Diplomat (October 2013-present)
 Consultant, Diplomat Risk Intelligence (2019-)
 Member, Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA)
 Member, Australian National Committee, Council for Security Cooperation in
the Asia-Pacific (CSCAP).
 Member, Royal United Services Institution (RUSI)
 Member, Australasian Political Studies Association (2018-19)
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 External Expert, Oxford Analytica (2015-2019)

 Senior Analyst, Wikistrat (2015-2019)
 Councilor, Gerson Lehrman Group (2015-2019)
 Member of the Editorial Board:
 Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An
International Journal (2015-present).
 International Journal of China Studies (February 2014-present)
 Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (2015-)
 Russian Journal of Vietnamese Studies (Moscow, 2017-)

Forthcoming Commitments
“Updates on the South China Sea Conflict: COC, A Tool for Conflict Resolution”,
World Future, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 11-14, 2020.
Panelist, Session 2 Sharing Maritime Security Perspectives in the South China Sea,
Workshop on Maritime Security in the South China Sea and Indian Ocean Region:
Exploring Convergent Views, co-sponsored by the National Maritime Foundation
and Embassy of Japan, Jacaranda Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India,
January 30, 2020.
Invited Participant, Workshop on Shifting Dynamics, Norms and Institutions in
Southeast Asia and the Pacific: Implications for US-Australia Relations, co-
sponsored by the United States Studies Centre, Sydney and Center for Strategic
and International Studies, Washington, International Hotel, Sydney, February 3,
2019.
Australia-Vietnam 1.5 Track Dialogue, Hobart, Tasmania, March 2020.
International Maritime Security Conference on Cooperation for Good Order at
Sea, co-hosted by Vietnam People’s Navy and Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam,
May 6-7, 2020.
Emerging Vietnam, HSC Securities, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, June 11-12, 2020.
Workshop on The Routledge Handbook on Civil Society in Southeast Asia,
Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden, June 15-18, 2020.
Invited Speaker, 6th International Conference on Vietnamese Studies, Hanoi,
October 2020.
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Publications Completed (in press)

“Australia and China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Economic Opportunities and Geo-
Strategic Concerns,” in Alan Chong and Pham Quang Minh, eds., Critical
Reflections on China’s Belt and Road Initiative, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020.
“The Trump Administration’s Transactional Approach to Security in the Asia-
Pacific Region,” in Steven Ratuva, ed., Bordering: Challenges of Borders and
Security in a Turbulent World (London: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020).

Academic Publications
“ASEAN, China and the Code of Conduct,” in Les Buszynski and Do Thanh Hai,
eds., The South China Sea and Regime Order: Regional and Global Perspectives
(London: Taylor and Francis Routledge Publishers, 2019), 43-59.
“China’s Decade-Long Hybrid War Against Vietnam, 1977-1987,” in Ross
Babbage, Stealing a March: Chinese Hybrid Warfare in the Indo-Pacific: Issues
and Options for Allied Defense Planners, Washington: Center for Strategic and
Budgetary Assessments, 2019. Vol. 2: Case Studies, 23-27.
“Domestic and Foreign Policy in Vietnam: The Future of Vietnamese Civil Society,”
Georgetown Journal of Asian Affairs, no. 5, 2019, 123-132.
“The Expanding Roles of the Vietnam People’s Army, 1975-2018,” in Volker
Grabowsky and Frederik Retting, eds., Armies and Societies in South-East Asia
(Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2019). 305-335.
“Vietnam’s Foreign Policy,” in Takashi Inoguchi, ed., The SAGE Handbook of Asian
Foreign Policy (London and Los Angeles: SAGE Reference, 2019) Chapter. 33, Vol.
2, 709-729.

Publications in Progress
“Vietnam: Military and Public Security,” in Jonathan London, ed. Handbook of
Contemporary Vietnam (Routledge).
"Vietnam: Civil Society,” in The Routledge Handbook on Civil Society in Southeast
Asia.
“Vietnamese Civil-Military Relations,” in William Thompson, ed., Oxford
Encyclopedia of the Military in Politics.
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“Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia: Strategic Triangle of Indochina,” LIMES: Italian

Review of Geopolitics.
Other Publications:
“ARIA: Congress Makes Its Mark on US Asia Policy,” The Diplomat, January 8,
2019. https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/aria-congress-makes-its-mark-on-us-
asia-policy/
“After Brexit: Global Britain Plots Course to Return to the Far East,” The Diplomat,
January 17, 2019. https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/after-brexit-global-britain-
plots-course-to-return-to-the-far-east/
“Australia 2030: Challenges in Meeting Sustainable Development Goals,” in
Australia-Vietnam Young Leaders Dialogue: Beyond 2019 Towards a Sustainable
Future (Sydney: Australia-Vietnam Young Leaders Dialogue, 2019), 10.
“The Breakdown of the Second Trump-Kim Summit: First Take,” Viet Nam News,
March 1, 2019. https://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/506313/the-breakdown-of-
the-second-trump-kim-summit-first-take.html.
“A Difficult Summer in the South China Sea,” The Diplomat Magazine, November
1, 2019, 8 pages. https://magazine.thediplomat.com/#/issues/-
Ls0vr63w8BpDCl7Z8pp/read.
“Hanoi summit was a flop waiting to happen,” The Weekend Australian, March 2-
3, 2019, p. 20. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/inquirer/hanoi-summit-
was…o-waiting-to-happen/news-story/442e18645880fa8f8c80d6cbd9811ddb
“Trump and Kim in Hanoi: Success Could Presage Major Power Realignment,”
Australian Outlook (Australian Institute of International Affairs), February 25,
2019. http://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/trump-kim-
vietnam/ and https://www.scribd.com/document/400521017/Thayer-Trump-and-
Kim-in-Vietnam-Success-Could-Presage-Major-Power-Realignment.
“Will U.S.-Vietnam Ties Benefit from the Trump-Kim Summit in Hanoi?” World
Politics Review, March 1, 2019. https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trend-
lines/27549/will-u-s-vietnam-ties-benefit-from-the-trump-kim-summit-in-hanoi.

International Conference Papers

“Китайско-вьетнамская пограничная война 1979 (Sino-Vietnamese Border War
1979),” Paper delivered in absentia to the Roundtable on Vietnam-China
Relations: The Difficult Process to Reach Agreement on the 40th Anniversary of
the 1979 Border Conflict, sponsored by Vietnam and ASEAN Research Center,
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Institute of Far Eastern Studies, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, February

20, 2019.
“ASEAN, China and the Code of Conduct,” Presentation to Lawfare and South
China Sea Strategy International Workshop, Session 2: The Regional Strategic
Context, hosted by the Maritime Security Research Group, School of Humanities
and Social Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Canberra, October 14-
15, 2019.
“Indo-Pacific: Towards Dialogue and Cooperation and Reducing Rivalry,” Paper to
International Conference on the Indo-Pacific: The New Maritime Geopolitical
Theater, co-sponsored by Malaysian Institute of Maritime Affairs, Embassy of
Japan and High Commission of Australia, Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, October 23-24, 2019.
“The South China Sea in Multilateral Forums: Five Case Studies,” Presentation to
Session 4 Plenary, South China Sea in Multilateral Forums, 11th South China Sea
International Conference on Cooperation for Regional Security and Development,
co-sponsored by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Foundation for East Sea
Studies and Vietnam Lawyers’ Association, Pan Pacific Hotel, Hanoi November 6-
7, 2019. https://www.scribd.com/document/435349950/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
in-Multilateral-Forums-Five-Case-Studies.
“Geopolitical Situation: US-China-Vietnam,” Keynote Presentation to 4th Vietnam
Investment Professionals Forum 2019, co-hosted by MB Securities, Dragon
Capital and VinGroup, Vinpearl Nam, Hoi An, Vietnam, November 15-17, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/435347399/Thayer-Geopolitical-Situation-
United-States-China-and-Vietnam

Academic Seminars and Other Presentations

“The Major Powers and the Indo-Pacific,” Presentation to Vietnam People’s Army
Australia Study Tour 2019, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, The
University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy,
Canberra, September 20, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/433160886/Thayer-Major-Powers-Major-
Powers-in-the-Indo-Pacific
“Diplomatic Challenges in the South China Sea,” Lecture to Contemporary
Challenges in Diplomacy, Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, Coral Bell School of
Asia Pacific Affairs, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National
University, Hedley Bull Building, Canberra, October 9, 2019.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/438018156/Thayer-Diplomatic-Challenges-in-
the-South-China-Sea.
Moderator, Roundtable 4, Contests in East China Sea, 11th South China Sea
International Conference on Cooperation for Regional Security and Development,
co-sponsored by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Foundation for East Sea
Studies and Vietnam Lawyers’ Association, Pan Pacific Hotel, Hanoi November 6-
7, 2019.
Invited participant, Seminar: Emerging Trends in Southeast Asia, sponsored by
the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Diplomatic Academy, 44 Sydney
Avenue, Barton, ACT, November 22, 2019.
“Regional Maritime Security and the Role of ASEAN,” Philippines Government:
Delegation from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Strategy and Policy in the
Indo-Pacific, Commonwealth of Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and
Trade and The Australian National University National Security College, Canberra,
November 28, 2019. In two parts:
https://www.scribd.com/presentation/437685079/Thayer-Regional-Maritime-
Security-and-the-Role-of-ASEAN-Pt-1 and
https://www.scribd.com/presentation/437443885/Thayer-Regional-Maritime-
Security-and-the-Role-of-ASEAN-Pt-2-pptx.

Australian Naval Institute (ANI)

“Global Britain and re-engagement with the Indo-Pacific,” The Australian Naval
Institute, January 20, 2019. https://navalinstitute.com.au/global-britain-and-re-
engagement-with-the-indo-pacific/
“ New China-Vietnam Standoff?” The Australian Naval Institute, July 21, 2019.
https://navalinstitute.com.au/12737-2/
“The South China Sea arbitral award three years later,” The Australian Naval
Institute, July 26, 2019. https://navalinstitute.com.au/the-south-china-sea-
arbitral-award-three-years-later/
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UNCLOS and Vietnam’s right to sovereign jurisdiction “UNCLOS and Vietnam’s

right to sovereign jurisdiction,” The Australian Naval Institute, August 4, 2019.
https://navalinstitute.com.au/unclos-and-vietnams-right-to-sovereign-
jurisdiction/
“South China Sea: prospects for code of conduct “South China Sea: prospects for
code of conduct.” The Australian Naval Institute, August 11, 2019.
https://navalinstitute.com.au/south-china-sea-prospects-for-code-of-conduct/
“Will Vanguard Bank ignite Vietnamese nationalism?” The Australian Naval
Institute, August 15, 2019. https://navalinstitute.com.au/will-vanguard-bank-
ignite-vietnamese-nationalism/
“Vietnam ups ante, dispatches frigate to Vanguard Bank,” The Australian Naval
Institute, August 25, 2019. https://navalinstitute.com.au/vietnam-ups-ante-
dispatches-frigate-to-vanguard-bank/
“US-ASEAN 1st Maritime Exercise: media storm in tea cup,” The Australian Naval
Institute, October 5, 2019. https://navalinstitute.com.au/us-asean-1st-maritime-
exercise-media-storm-in-tea-cup/
“The Origins of the 9-Dash Line,” The Australian Naval Institute, December 8,
2019. https://navalinstitute.com.au/the-origins-of-the-9-dash-line/.
“Chinese Strategy in South China Sea,” The Australian Naval Institute, December
8, 2019. https://navalinstitute.com.au/chinese-strategy-in-south-china-sea/

Chennai Centre for China Studies (C3S)

“Indonesia’s Policy of Sinking Illegal Unreported Unregulated Fishing Boats,”
Chennai Centre for China Studies, Defence and Security Article No. 23/2019, June
26, 2019. https://www.c3sindia.org/defence-security/indonesias-policy-of-
sinking-illegal-unreported-unregulated-fishing-boats-by-carlyle-a-thayer/
“Vietnam-China Relations,” Chennai Centre for China Studies, Geopolitics and
Strategy Article No. 24/2019, June 28, 2019.
https://www.c3sindia.org/geopolitics-strategy/vietnam-china-relations-by-
carlyle-a-thayer/
“Major Powers in the Indo-Pacific,” Chennai Centre for China Studies, Defence
and Security Article No. 26/2019, July 2, 2019. https://www.c3sindia.org/defence-
security/major-powers-in-the-indo-pacific-by-carlyle-a-thayer/
“United States and ASEAN 1st Maritime Exercise,” Chennai Centre for China
Studies, Defence and Security Article No. 36/2019, October 4, 2019.
https://www.c3sindia.org/research-areas/defence-security/
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“US – Vietnam Relations and the China factor,” Chennai Centre for China Studies,
Geopolitics and Strategy Article No. 37/2019, October 4, 2019.
https://www.c3sindia.org/geopolitics-strategy/us-vietnam-relations-and-the-
china-factor-by-carl-thayer/
“South China Sea: ASEAN Adept at Conflict Avoidance,” Chennai Centre for China
Studies, Geopolitics and Strategy Article No. 39/2019, October 8, 2019.
https://www.c3sindia.org/geopolitics-strategy/south-china-sea-asean-adept-at-
conflict-avoidance-by-carlyle-a-thayer/
“South China Sea: The Role of the International Community,” Chennai Centre for
China Studies, Geopolitics and Strategy Article No. 40/2019, October 8, 2019.
https://www.c3sindia.org/geopolitics-strategy/south-china-sea-the-role-of-the-
international-community-by-carlyle-a-thayer/
“China Presses Joint Development with South China Sea Claimant States,”
Chennai Centre for China Studies, Geopolitics and Strategy Article No. 41/2019,
October 9, 2019. https://www.c3sindia.org/geopolitics-strategy/china-presses-
joint-development-with-south-china-sea-claimant-states-by-carlyle-a-thayer/
“South China Sea: China Seek to Exclude ‘Outside Countries’, Chennai Centre for
China Studies, Geopolitics and Strategy Article No. 42/2019, October 9, 2019.
https://www.c3sindia.org/geopolitics-strategy/south-china-sea-china-seek-to-
exclude-outside-countries-by-carlyle-a-thayer/
“Diplomatic Challenges in the South China Sea,” Chennai Centre for China
Studies, Defence and Security Article No. 49/2019, November 7, 2019.
https://www.c3sindia.org/defence-security/diplomatic-challenges-in-the-south-
china-sea-by-carl-thayer/
“The South China Sea in Multilateral Forums: Five Case Studies,” Chennai Centre
for China Studies, Geopolitics and Strategy Article No. 52/2019, December. 9,
2019, 2019. https://www.c3sindia.org/geopolitics-strategy/the-south-china-sea-
in-multilateral-forums-five-case-studies-by-dr-carl-thayer/

Radio Free Asia China Reach Project (RFA)

“Is China Pressuring ExxonMobil to Cease Vietnam Operations?” Radio Free Asia
China Reach Project No. 1, September 16, 2019.
https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/china-vietnam-09162019204935.html
“Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam trước ba lựa chọn xử lý căng thẳng Bãi Tư Chính với
Trung Quốc," Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2019.
https://www.rfa.org/vietnamese/news/southchinaseadispute/vn-party-central-
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committee-faces-3-options-to-deal-with-china-in-vanguard-bank-
09302019114123.html?searchterm:utf8:ustring=%20Thayer
“Vietnam’s Party Central Committee Faces Three Options to Deal with China in
Vanguard Bank,” Radio Free Asia China Reach Project No. 2, October 2, 2019.
https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/vietnam-vanguard-
10022019122923.html?searchterm:utf8:ustring=%20Thayer
“Căng thẳng Bãi Tư Chính và cộng đồng quốc tế,” Radio Free Asia, October 21,
2019.
https://www.rfa.org/vietnamese/news/southchinaseadispute/the-standoff-at-
vanguard-bank-and-the-international-community-
10212019133250.html?searchterm:utf8:ustring=%20thayer
“The Standoff at Vanguard Bank and the International Community,” Radio Free
Asia China Reach Project No. 3, Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2019.
https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/vietnam-vanguard-
10222019141147.html?searchterm:utf8:ustring=%20Thayer
“Chấm dứt căng thẳng Bãi Tư Chính vẫn không giải quyết được vấn đề cốt lõi,”
Radio Free Asia China Reach Project No. 4, Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2019.
https://www.rfa.org/vietnamese/news/southchinaseadispute/the-end-of-standoff-at-vb-
does-not-resolve-the-root-cause-of-the-confrontation-
11132019124448.html?searchterm:utf8:ustring=%20Thayer
“The End of the Standoff at Vanguard Bank Does Not Resolve the Root Cause of
the Confrontation,” Radio Free Asia China Reach Project No. 4, Radio Free Asia,
November 14, 2019. https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/vanguard-
confrontation-11142019112524.html.
“Vietnam Releases Long-Awaited 2019 Defense White Paper,” Radio Free Asia
China Reach Project No. 5, Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2019.
https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/defense-whitepaper-
11272019150931.html?searchterm:utf8:ustring=%20Thayer.
Radio Free Asia China Reach Project No. 6, Radio Free Asia, December, 2019.

Interview Transcripts
“GS. Carl Thayer nêu bài học từ sự kiện 1979: Các nước nên đề phòng chiến tranh
phức hợp của TQ [Professor Carl Thayer: Lessons learned from 1979: Countries
should guard against China's hybrid war],” Hải Vy (Thiết kế: Đỗ Linh), Soha News,
February 14, 2019. http://soha.vn/gs-carl-thayer-neu-bai-hoc-tu-su-kien-1979-
cac-nuoc-nen-de-phong-chien-tranh-phuc-hop-cua-tq-20190201142957984.htm
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“Carl Thayer: VN có truyền thống bí mật tin lãnh đạo [Vietnam has a tradition of
secrecy on news about the leadership],” BBC Vietnamese Service, April 22, 2019.
https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/vietnam-47992894.
“Thayer: Chính sách đánh chìm tàu của Indonesia gây tranh cãi,” Anh Nguyen, Zing. News,
May 20, 2019. https://news.zing.vn/thayer-chinh-sach-danh-chim-tau-cua-
indonesia-gay-tranh-cai-post947472.html.
“GS Carlyle Thayer: 'Cộng đồng quốc tế đã thôi hiểu nhầm về Việt Nam',” Tien
Phong, June 6, 2019. https://www.tienphong.vn/the-gioi/gs-carlyle-thayer-cong-
dong-quoc-te-da-thoi-hieu-nham-ve-viet-nam-1425103.tpo.
“Bãi Tư Chính: 'VN nên công bố chi tiết' và đừng 'hạn chế báo chí',” Tina Hà
Giang, BBCvietnamese.com, July 18, 2019.
https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/vietnam-49027265
“Chuyên gia Carlyle Thayer: Trung Quốc không được tự ý khảo sát trong vùng
biển Việt Nam,” Tien Phong, July 20, 2019, https://www.tienphong.vn/the-
gioi/chuyen-gia-carlyle-thayer-trung-quoc-khong-duoc-tu-y-khao-sat-trong-
vung-bien-viet-nam-1442698.tpo
“Căng thẳng ở Biển Đông: Mỹ, Anh, Nhật có trách nhiệm đối với hòa bình,” Carl Thayer, Zing
News, July 22, 2019. https://news.zing.vn/cang-thang-o-bien-dong-my-anh-nhat-co-trach-
nhiem-doi-voi-hoa-binh-post969441.html
“Động cơ của Trung Quốc ở bãi Tư Chính là gì?,” Carl Thayer, Báo Người Lao
Động, July 23, 2019. https://nld.com.vn/thoi-su/trung-quoc-vi-pham-luat-phap-
quoc-te-20190722230354978.htm
“Chuyên gia Australia: Trung Quốc vi phạm chủ quyền của Việt Nam,” Viet Nga,
VOV-Australia, Voice of Vietnam, July 23, 2019. https://vov.vn/the-gioi/chuyen-
gia-australia-trung-quoc-vi-pham-chu-quyen-cua-viet-nam-935543.vov
“Lợi ích hợp pháp của Việt Nam ở Biển Đông không được bảo vệ sẽ không có
COC,” Van Anh, Lao Dong Online, July 26, 2019. https://laodong.vn/the-gioi/loi-
ich-hop-phap-cua-viet-nam-o-bien-dong-khong-duoc-bao-ve-se-khong-co-coc-
746264.ldo.
“Ba hệ quả khi Trung Quốc điều tàu đến vùng Nam Biển Đông của Việt Nam,” Viet
Anh, VnExpress, July 25, 2019. https://vnexpress.net/the-gioi/ba-he-qua-khi-
trung-quoc-dieu-tau-den-vung-nam-bien-dong-cua-viet-nam-3957340.html.
“China’s East Sea actions could backfire: experts,” Viet Anh, VnExpress, July 25, 2019.
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/china-s-east-sea-actions-could-backfire-
experts-3958012.html
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“GS Carl Thayer: Vỏ bọc "ngư dân" trong chiến thuật vùng xám nguy hiểm của
Trung Quốc trên Biển Đông,” Hải Vy, Soha.VN, July 26, 2019. https://soha.vn/gs-
carl-thayer-vo-boc-ngu-dan-trong-chien-thuat-vung-xam-nguy-hiem-cua-trung-
quoc-tren-bien-dong-20190725142948546.htm
“Hành động phi pháp trên Biển Đông, Trung Quốc đang tự hủy hoại uy tín của
mình,” Ngoc Mai, Thanh Nien, July 27, 2019. https://thanhnien.vn/the-gioi/hanh-
dong-phi-phap-tren-bien-dong-trung-quoc-dang-tu-huy-hoai-uy-tin-cua-minh-
1106937.html
“Giáo sư Carl Thayer: Trung Quốc đã vi phạm luật pháp quốc tế có chủ đích,” Duy
Quang, Thế Gioi & Việt Nam, August 2, 2019. https://baoquocte.vn/giao-su-carl-
thayer-trung-quoc-da-vi-pham-luat-phap-quoc-te-co-chu-dich-98660.html
“GS Carl Thayer: Mỹ sẽ không 'ép' Trung Quốc ra khỏi Bãi Tư Chính,” Voice of
America, August 6, 2019, https://www.voatiengviet.com/a/gs-carl-thayer-my-se-
khong-can-thiep-vu-bai-tu-chinh/5029675.html
“Từ vụ Bãi Tư Chính toi ‘bài toán’ Biển Đông của ASEAN,” Tina Hà Giang, BBC
Vietnamese, August 7, 2019. https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/vietnam-
49247065
”Trung Quốc vi phạm vùng biển Việt Nam và sức mạnh cộng đồng quốc tế,” Tien
Phong, August 8, 2019, https://www.tienphong.vn/the-gioi/trung-quoc-vi-pham-
vung-bien-viet-nam-va-suc-manh-cong-dong-quoc-te-1450375.tpo
“Nếu đi thăm, Chủ tịch Trọng sẽ 'nâng tầm quan hệ' Việt-Mỹ,” BBC Vietnamese
Service, August 29, 2019. https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/vietnam-49510101
“Đảng CS muốn ngăn chặn 'chạy chức' trước hội nghị 11,” BBC Vietnamese
Service, September 27, 2019. https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/vietnam-
49852918
“GS Thayer: Sách trắng Quốc phòng thể hiện rõ quan điểm “hòa bình” và “tự vệ”
của Việt Nam,” Hải Vy, Soha News, November 28, 2019. https://soha.vn/gs-
thayer-sach-trang-quoc-phong-the-hien-ro-quan-diem-hoa-binh-va-tu-ve-cua-
viet-nam-20191127164714393.htm].
Interviewed on Vietnam News Agency (VNA) TV’s Thế gioi 360 program,
December 28, 2019 on Vietnam as ASEAN Chair in 2020 and non-permanent
member of the United Nations Security Council. See 20:36 to 26:15-minute mark
on http://vnews.gov.vn/the-gioi-360-do-ngay-28122019.
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Peer Reviews
Oriana Skylar Mastro, The Costs of Conversation: Obstacles to Peace Talks in
Wartime 9Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2019), “North Vietnamese
Diplomatic Posture during the Vietnam War,” in Book Review Roundtable, Asia
Policy, 14(3),184-187.
Journal Articles
“From Friends to Liability: Vietnam’s shifting relations with the Vietnamese
diaspora in Cambodia,” Contemporary Southeast Asia. Submitted March 5, 2019l
“Examining Vietnam-Australia Political and Economic Relations,” Asian Affairs: An
American Review. Submitted May 14, 2019, review of revision submitted August
15, 2019.
“Sino-Vietnamese Relations,” East Asia Forum, submitted June 12, 2019.
“The Myth of a Non-Responsive Political Regime in Vietnam,” Journal of
Vietnamese Studies, submitted June 19, 2019.
“Obama’s Legacy in the East Sea – Missed Opportunities and Strategic
Implications,” in [anonymous] ed., Obama Legacy, submitted June 21, 2019.
“Assessing the Change of China-Singapore Relations in the South China Sea,”
SAGE Open, submitted August 13, 2019.
“From ‘Rebalance to Asia’ to ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’: The Development of
the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership,” Asia Pacific Bulletin (East-West
Center, Washington, DC), completed September 8, 2019.
"Vietnam: Increasing Influence in South East Asian Affairs,” Asian Journal of
Contemporary Politics, submitted September 23, 2019.
“The Search for Legitimacy: Changes to the Constitution by the Vietnamese
Communist Party and State, Southeast Asian Studies (Kyoto University, due
October 5, 2019. Submitted October 5, 2019.

Higher Degree Supervision

Veasna Var, “China’s Aid, Trade and Investment in Cambodia: Assessing the
Impact of China’s Aid, Trade and Investment on Sustainable Development in
Cambodia,” PhD Thesis, UNSW.
Vu Lam, “Public Diplomacy as a Foreign Policy Instrument in Southeast Asia:
Supporting International and Domestic Legitimacy in the Face of Modern
Challenges,” PhD UNSW.
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Tran Thi Le Dung, “Regionalisation in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Vietnam in

the GMS Cooperation Program,” PhD UNSW. Submitted October 11, 2019.
Tuan Anh Luc, “ASEAN Centrality and Major Powers: South China Sea Case
Study,” PhD UNSW. Submitted October 11, 2019.
Nguyen Minh Ngoc, “Regional Stabilisers: Questioning Middle Power Diplomacy
and Collaboration in the Asia-Pacific,” PhD UNSW.

Higher Degree Examination

Ngo Van Tong, “Vietnamese Perspectives on International Relations in the Doi
Moi Era (1986-2016), PhD, The University of Auckland. Examiner’s Report
submitted October 28, 2019.

Thayer Consultancy
Background Briefs [available at Scribd.com]
1. “The Geo-Strategic Implications of the U.S. Military Withdrawal from Syria,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, January 4, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/396844271/Thayer-Background-Brief-the-
Geo-Strategic-Implications-of-the-U-S-Military-Withdrawal-From-Syria
2. “Global Britain and Re-engagement with the Indo-Pacific,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 8, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/397405803/Thayer-Global-Britain-and-Re-
Engagement-With-the-Indo-Pacific
3. “Survey of Southeast Asian Stakeholders Pans U.S. and China,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, January 8, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/397405994/Thayer-Survey-of-Southeast-
Asian-Stakeholders-Pans-U-S-and-China
4. “Vietnam’s Intervention in Cambodia: Invasion or Liberation?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, January 9, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/397414566/Thayer-Background-Brief-
Vietnam-s-Intervention-in-Cambodia-Invasion-or-LIberation
5. “Vietnam Debates Whether to Jettison Tết – Lunar New Year,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, January 10, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/397414747/Thayer-Vietnam-Debates-
Whether-to-Jettison-T%E1%BA%BFt-Lunar-New-Year-pdf
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6. “Vietnam in the Middle – U.S. FONOP, China’s DF-26, U.S. China Trade Talks,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, January 11, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/397406150/Thayer-Vietnam-in-the-
Middle-U-S-FONOP-China-s-DF-26-U-S-China-Trade-Talks
7. “Cambodia: New Airport at Koh Kong Under Construction,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, January 12, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/397414901/Thayer-Cambodia-s-New-
Airport-at-Koh-Kong-Under-Construction
8. “South China Sea: Thailand as ASEAN Chair & Prospects for a Code of
Conduct,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, January 16, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/397699526/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
Thailand-as-ASEAN-Chair-Prospects-for-a-Code-of-Conduct
9. Australia: A U.S. Surrogate in the Indo-Pacific Region?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 16, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/397699312/Thayer-Australia-A-U-S-
Surrogate-in-the-Indo-Pacific-Region
10. “45th Anniversary of China’s Attack on the Republic of Viet Nam’ Paracel
Islands,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, January 17, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/397701266/Thayer-45th-Anniversary-of-
China-s-Attack-on-the-Republic-of-Viet-Nam-s-Paracel-Islands
11. “Australia’s Naval Deployments to Southeast Asia,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 20, 2019.
12. “China: Letter to President Xi to Free Two Canadian Citizens,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, January 23, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/398107094/Thayer-China-Letter-to-
President-Xi-Jinping-to-Free-Two-Canadian-Citizens
13. “Hanoi as Venue for Trump-Kim Second Summit,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 23, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/398117756/Thayer-Hanoi-as-Venue-for-
Trump-Kim-Second-Summit
14. “Sino-Vietnamese Border War, 1979-2019,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, January 23, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/398114805/Thayer-Sino-Vietnamese-
Border-War-1979-2019
15. Vietnam and the Second Trump-Kim Summit,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 23, 2019.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/398117841/Thayer-Vietnam-and-the-
Second-Trump-Kim-Summit
16. “Cambodia to Pass Laws Criminalizing Fake News,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, January 28, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/398584529/Thayer-Cambodia-to-Pass-
Laws-Criminalizing-Fake-News
17. “South China Sea Freedom of Navigation and 12 Nautical Mile Limit,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, January 29, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/398852264/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
Freedom-of-Navigation-and-12-Nautical-Mile-Limit
18. “Vietnam to Host Second Kim-Trump Summit Meeting,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 5, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/399215326/Thayer-Vietnam-to-Host-
Second-Trump-Kim-Summit
19. “Vietnam: Why is it the Venue for the Second Trump-Kim Summit?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, February 7, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/399215563/Thayer-Vietnam-Why-is-It-
the-Venue-for-the-Second-Trump-Kim-Summit
20. “Cambodia’s Garment Industry and the EU’s Everything But Arms Policy,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, February 7, 2019.
21. “Hanoi Announced as Venue for Second Kim-Trump Summit,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, February 9, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/399238107/Thayer-Hanoi-Announced-as-
Venue-for-Second-Kim-Trump-Summit
22. "U.S. Withdrawal from the Intermediate Nuclear Force Agreement," Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, February 11, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/399518480/Thayer-U-S-Withdrawal-From-
the-Intermediate-Nuclear-Force-Agreement
23. “Who Gains from a Trump-Kim Second Summit in Hanoi?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, February 11, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/399527410/Thayer-Who-Gains-From-a-
Trump-Kim-Second-Summit-in-Hanoi
24. “Second Kim-Trump Summit: What are the Deliverables Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 11, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/399533124/Thayer-Second-Trump-Kim-
Summit-What-Are-the-Deliverables.
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25. "Hanoi as the Venue for the Second Trump-Kim Summit," Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 12, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/399504336/Thayer-Hanoi-as-the-Venue-
for-the-Second-Trump-Kim-Summit.
26. "Can the U.S. and North Korea Take the Same Path as the U.S. and Vietnam?"
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, February 12, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/399498541/Thayer-Can-the-U-S-and-
North-Korea-Take-the-Same-Path-and-the-U-S-and-Vietnam.
27. “Kim Jong-un to Visit Vietnam Prior to Summit with Trump,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, February 16, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/399809037/Thayer-Kim-Jong-un-to-Visit-
Vietnam-Prior-to-Summit-With-Trump
28. “China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Has It Reached a Dead End?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, February 16, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/399808824/Thayer-China-s-Belt-and-
Road-Initiative-Has-It-Reached-a-Dead-End
29. “Korean Denuclearization: ‘Same Bed, Difference Dreams’,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, February 16, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/399809359/Thayer-Korean-
Denuclearization-Same-Bed-Difference-Dreams
30. “North Korea and the Vietnam Model,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
February 18, 2019. https://www.scribd.com/document/400221532/Thayer-
North-Korea-and-the-Vietnam-Model
31. “Why Did North Korea and the U.S. Choose Hanoi for Their Second Summit?”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, February 18, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/400222271/Thayer-Why-Did-North-
Korea-and-the-U-S-Choose-Hanoi-for-Their-Second-Summit.
32. “U.S.-Vietnam Economic Relations and the Trump-Kim Summit in Hanoi,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, February 27, 2019.
33. “Breakdown of the 2nd Trump-Kim Summit: First Take,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, February 28, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/400786797/Thayer-Breakdown-of-the-
Second-Trump-Kim-Summit-First-Take.
34. “A Set Back Not a Disaster – the Second Trump-Kim Summit,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, February 28, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/401502156/Thayer-A-Setback-Not-a-
Disaster-the-Second-Trump-Kim-Summit
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35. “Philippines: Review of Mutual Defense Treaty with U.S.,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, March 8, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/401502022/Thayer-Philippines-Review-of-
Mutual-Defense-Treaty-With-U-S
36. “Thailand’s 24th March National Election,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, March 9 updated March 17, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/401501675/Thayer-Thailand-s-24th-
March-National-Election
37. “Trump Lifts Sanctions on North Korea,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
March 24, 2019. https://www.scribd.com/document/403006428/Thayer-
Trump-Lifts-Sanctions-on-North-Korea
38. “Thailand’s National Elections: A Preliminary Assessment,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, March 26, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/403153306/Thayer-Thailand-s-National-
Elections-A-Preliminary-Assessment.
39. “Cambodia’s Hun Manet Invited to Attend the U.S. Pacific Area Special
Operations Conference,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 8, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/407057665/Thayer-Cambodia-s-Hun-
Manet-Invited-to-Attend-the-U-S-Pacific-Area-Special-Operations-
Conference.
40. “Cambodia and China’s Belt & Road Initiative – A Debt-Trap Dead End?”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 16, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/407056204/Thayer-Cambodia-and-China-
s-Belt-Road-Initiative-a-Debt-Trap-Dead-End.
41. “Senator Patrick Leahy’s Contribution to Healing the Wounds of War with
Vietnam ,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 21, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/407056620/Thayer-Senator-Patrick-Leahy-
s-Contribution-to-Healing-the-Wounds-of-War-With-Vietnam.
42. “Vietnam: Rumoured that Party Secretary General Nguyễn Phú Trọng is
Seriously Ill,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, April 21, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/407057170/Thayer-Vietnam-Rumoured-
That-Party-Secretary-General-Nguyen-Phu-Trong-is-Seriously-Ill.
43. “Cambodia and China’s Belt and Road Form,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, May 5, 2019. https://www.scribd.com/document/414143327/Thayer-
Cambodia-and-China-s-Belt-and-Road-Forum
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44. “Press Freedom in Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, May 5,

2019. https://www.scribd.com/document/414300204/Thayer-Press-Freedom-
in-Vietnam
45. “Vietnam: New Purge of Academics and Intellectuals?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, May 5, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/414311049/Thayer-Vietnam-New-Purge-
of-Academics-and-Intellectuals
46. “Vietnam-China Relations,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, May 5,
2019. https://www.scribd.com/document/414314668/Thayer-Vietnam-China-
Relations
47. “Vietnam: Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong Resumes Duties,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, May 16, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/414316775/Thayer-Vietnam-Secretary-
General-Nguyen-Phu-Trong-Resumes-Duties
48. “Cambodia Hosts Visit by UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in
Cambodia,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, May 17, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/414146559/Thayer-Cambodia-Hosts-Visit-
by-UN-Special-Rapporteur-on-Human-Rights
49. “Indonesia’s Policy of Sinking Illegal Unreported Unregulated Fishing Boats -
1,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, May 17, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/414148035/Thayer-Indonesia-s-Policy-of-
Sinking-Illegal-Unreported-Unregulated-Fishing-Boats-1
50. “Indonesia’s Policy of Sinking Illegal Unreported Unregulated Fishing Boats -
2,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, May 17, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/414149562/Thayer-Indonesia-s-Policy-of-
Sinking-Illegal-Unreported-Unregulated-Fishing-Boats-2
51. “Cambodia: Assessing Developments One Year After the 2018 National
Elections,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 7, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/418028986/Thayer-Background-Brief-
Cambodia-Assessing-Developments-One-Year-After-the-2018-National-
Elections.
52. “The South China Sea Arbitral Award Three Years Later,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 14, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/418353377/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
Arbitral-Award-Three-Years-Later.
53. “South China Sea: New China-Vietnam Standoff?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 14, 2019.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/418007026/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
New-China-Vietnam-Standoff.
54. “South China Sea: China Vietnam Standoff the Silence is Deafening,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, July 18, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/418364065/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
China-Vietnam-Standoff-the-Silence-is-Deafening.
55. “South China Sea: Vietnam and U.S. Weigh in Against China,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, July 21, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/419715946/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
Vietnam-and-U-S-Weigh-in-Against-China
56. “UNCLOS and Vietnam’s Right to Sovereign Jurisdiction,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 21, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/419776262/Thayer-UNCLOS-and-
Vietnam-s-Right-to-Sovereign-Jurisdiction
57. “Vanguard Bank: Two Frameworks for Analysis,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 21, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/420032636/Thayer-Vanguard-Bank-Two-
Frameworks-for-Analysis.
58. “South China Sea: Will International Law Restrain China?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 22, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/420034543/Thayer-South-China-Sea-Will-
International-Law-Restrain-China.
59. “South China Sea: Vietnam and the International Community,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, July 22, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/420035662/Tnayer-South-China-Sea-
Vietnam-the-International-Community.
60. “South China Sea: Sanctioning Chinese State-Owned Companies for Illegal
Actions?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 22, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/420037528/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
Sanctioning-Chinese-State-Owned-Companies-for-Illegal-Actions,
61. “South China Sea: Setting the Scene for Legal Action,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 22, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/420046415/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
Setting-the-Scene-for-Legal-Action.
62. “Vanguard Bank: China’s Motivations and Vietnam’s Responses,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, July 22, 2019.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/420048249/Thayer-Vanguard-Bank-China-
s-Motivations-and-Vietnam-s-Responses.
63. ”South China Sea: China’s Grey Zone Tactics,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, July 23, 2019. https://www.scribd.com/document/420050615/Thayer-
South-China-Sea-China-s-Grey-Zone-Tactics.
64. “Cambodia: China’s Military Footprint in Cambodia,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 24, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/419978015/Thayer-Cambodia-China-s-
Military-Footprint-in-Cambodia.
65. “South China Sea: International Law, Maritime Militia and Prospects for a Code
of Conduct,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, July 27, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/420701558/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
International-Law-Maritime-Militia-and-Prospects-for-a-Code-of-Conduc
66. South China Sea: China Reaffirms ‘My Way or No Way’,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, July 30, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/420703064/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
China-Reaffirms-My-Way-or-No-Way
67. “South China Sea: China Seek to Exclude ‘Outside Countries’,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 1, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/420703797/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
China-Seeks-to-Exclude-Outside-Powers;
https://www.c3sindia.org/geopolitics-strategy/south-china-sea-china-seek-to-
exclude-outside-countries-by-carlyle-a-thayer/.
68. “South China Sea: Will Vanguard Bank Ignite Vietnamese Nationalism?”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, August 4, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/420704592/Thayer-South-China-Sea-Will-
Vanguard-Bank-Ignite-Vietnamese-Nationalism.
69. “South China Sea: A New Phase of Chinese Pressure on Vietnam?” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 4, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/421516971/Thayer-South-China-Sea-A-
New-Phase-of-Chinese-Pressure-on-Vietnam
70. “South China Sea: ASEAN Adept at Conflict Avoidance,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 5, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/421517340/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
ASEAN-Adept-at-Conflict-Avoidance
71. “South China Sea: The Role of the International Community,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 5, 2019.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/421517635/Thayer-South-China-Sea-The-
Role-of-the-International-Community
72. “Australia Rules Out Basing U.S. Intermediate Missiles,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 5, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/421518051/Thayer-Australia-Rules-Out-
Basing-U-S-Intermediate-Missiles
73. “South China Sea: The China-Vietnam-United States Triangle,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 6, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/421770387/Thayer-South-China-Sea-The-
China-Vietnam-United-States-Triangle
74. “South China Sea: Haiyang Dizhi 8 Withdraws from Vanguard Bank,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 8, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/421777598/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
Haiyang-Dizhi-9-Withdraws-From-Vanguard-Bank
75. “Australia’s Prime Minister to Visit Vietnam and the U.S.,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 8, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/421779730/Thayer-Australia-PM-to-Visit-
Vietnam-and-US
76. “ASEAN at 52: Unity in Diversity,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
August 10, 2019. https://www.scribd.com/document/421809018/Thayer-
ASEAN-at-52-Unity-in-Diversity
77. “South China Sea: Vanguard Bank Sequel,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, August 17, 2019. https://www.scribd.com/document/422213562/Thayer-
South-China-Sea-Vanguard-Bank-Sequel
78. “Haiyang Dizhi 8 Returns to Vanguard Bank,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, August 17, 2019. https://www.scribd.com/document/422214154/Thayer-
Haiyang-Dizhi-8-Returns-to-Vanguard-Bank
79. “South China Sea: Vietnam Ups Ante, Dispatches Frigate to Vanguard Bank,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, August 18, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/422312143/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
Vietnam-Ups-Ante-Dispatches-Frigate-to-Vanguard-Bank
80. “Australian Prime Minister Visits Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, August 20, 2019. https://www.scribd.com/document/422598420/Thayer-
Australian-Prime-Minister-Visits-Vietnam
81. “Australia-Vietnam Strategic Partnership and Security Challenges in the South
China Sea,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, August 21, 2019.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/422746281/Thayer-Australia-Vietnam-
Strategic-Partnership-and-Security-Challenges-in-the-South-China-Sea
82. “South China Sea: China Survey Vessel Returns to Vanguard Bank,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 21, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/422747203/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
China-Survey-Vessel-Returns-to-Vanguard-Bank
83. “South China Sea: What Are Vietnam’s Hopes to Internationalize Its Dispute
with China?” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, August 23, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/423054128/Thayer-South-China-Sea-
What-Are-Vietnam-s-Hopes-to-Internationalize-Its-Dispute-With-China
84. “Vietnam, the South China Sea, and the International Community including
Australia,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, August 24, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/423054560/Thayer-Vietnam-The-South-
China-Sea-And-the-International-Community-Including-Australia
85. “United States and ASEAN To Hold 1st Maritime Exercise,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, August 26, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/423739107/Thayer-United-States-and-
ASEAN-to-Hold-1st-Maritime-Exercise
86. “Vietnam’s President Scheduled to Meet Donald Trump: Scene Setter,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, August 26, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/423878991/Thayer-Vietnam-s-President-
Scheduled-to-Meet-Donald-Trump-Scene-Setter
87. “Vietnam: President to Visit U.S., Presidential Succession and the China
Factor,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, August 29, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/423858333/Thayer-Vietnam-President-to-
Visit-U-S-Presidential-Succession-and-the-China-Factor
88. “Australian Citizen Detained in Vietnam on Terrorism Charges,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, September 3, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/424893009/Thayer-Australian-Citizen-
Detained-in-Vietnam-on-Terrorism-Charges
89. “U.S.-ASEAN 1st Military Exercise: Media Storm in a Tea Cup,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, September 8, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/427912206/Thayer-US-ASEAN-1st-
Military-Exercise-Media-Storm-in-a-Tea-Cup
90. “Is China Pressuring ExxonMobil to Cease Vietnam Operations?,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, September 11, 2019.
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https://www.scribd.com/document/426043515/Thayer-is-China-Pressuring-
ExxonMobil-to-Cease-Vietnam-Operations
91. “ExxonMobil Facing Divestment Issues May Exit Vietnam,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, September 12, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/426044213/Thayer-ExxonMobil-Facing-
Divestment-Issues-May-Exit-Vietnam
92. “China Presses Joint Development with South China Sea Claimant States,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, September 14, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/426045935/Thayer-China-Presses-Joint-
Development-With-South-China-Sea-Claimant-States
93. Vietnam: Politburo to Decide Offer from China to End Standoff at Vanguard
Bank,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, September 23, 2019.
94. “Vietnam Communist Party Central Committee to hold Eleventh Plenum,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, September 25, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/427913972/Thayer-Vietnam-Communist-
Party-Central-Committee-to-Hold-Eleventh-Plenum
95. “Vietnam’s Intervention Cambodia, 1978-89,” Thayer Consultancy
in
Background Brief, September 27, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/427914344/Thayer-Vietnam-s-
Intervention-in-Cambodia-1978-89.
96. “Cambodia: Peaceful Uprising and a Power Shift?,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, November 4, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/437944955/Background-Brief-Cambodia-
Peaceful-Uprising-and-Power-Shift.
97. “South China Sea: China’s Grey Zone Tactics and ASEAN,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, November 13, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/437947185/Background-Brief-South-
China-Sea-China-s-Grey-Zone-Tactics-and-ASEAN.
98. “South China Sea: China’s ‘Frankenstein’ Moment?” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, November 25, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/437949249/Background-Brief-South-
China-Sea-China-s-Frankenstein-Moment.
99. “Vietnam Defence White Paper – 1,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
November 27, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/437983417/Background-Brief-Vietnam-
Defence-White-Paper-1-3
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100. “Vietnam Defence White Paper - 2,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
November 27, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/437983417/Background-Brief-Vietnam-
Defence-White-Paper-1-3
101. “Vietnam Defence White Paper – 3,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
November 27, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/437983417/Background-Brief-Vietnam-
Defence-White-Paper-1-3
102. “United States Re-engages Cambodia,” Thayer Consultancy Background
Brief, November 30, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/437981060/Background-Brief-United-
States-Re-Engages-Cambodia.
103. “Vietnam and the South China Sea in 2020,” Thayer Consultancy
Background Brief, December 12, 2019.
https://www.scribd.com/document/440598444/Thayer-Vietnam-and-the-
South-China-Sea-Forecast-for-2020.
104. “South China Sea Forecast for 2020,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
December 16, 2019. https://www.scribd.com/document/440598763/Thayer-
South-China-Sea-Forecast-for-2020.
105. “Vietnam as ASEAN Chair in 2020: The Challenges Ahead,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, December 21, 2019. “Vietnam as ASEAN Chair
in 2020: The Challenges Ahead,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
December 21, 2019. https://www.scribd.com/document/440599118/Thayer-
Vietnam-as-ASEAN-Chair-in-2020-The-Challenges-Ahead.
106. “Vietnam: Foreign Policy Opportunities and Challenges in 2020,” Thayer
Consultancy Background Brief, December 30, 2019.
107. “Vietnam-Cambodia Relations,” Thayer Consultancy Background Brief,
December 30, 2019.
108. “Asia Reassurance Initiative Act: Framework for Indo-Pacific Strategy?,”
Thayer Consultancy Background Brief, December 31, 2019.

Media Interviews
1. Phung Quang Anh, News and Current Affairs Department, Vietnam
Television (VTV), Hanoi, January 4, 2019. https://vtv.vn/video/thoi-su-19h-vtv1-
06-01-2019-
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344690.htm?fbclid=IwAR262wss3HWEB3iU__gu6g8L66of3g6Xnnwu86hhft8Aowv
3WG6o9asgk9M
2. Le Trac Vuong, Institute of Defence and International Relations, Hanoi,
January 4, 2019.
3. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, January 8, 2019.
4. Manh Le, Zing News, January 8, 2019.
5. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Presse Agentur, Hanoi, January 2019.
6. Dieu Hoa Dao, VTC News, Hanoi, January 9, 2019
7. Ha-Phuong Nguyen, Data Journalist, Zing.vn, January 10, 2019.
8. Keegan Elmer, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, January 10, 2019.
9. Julia Wallace, Voice of America, Phnom Penh, January 12, 2019.
10. John Boudreau, Bloomberg News, Hanoi, January 14, 2019.
11. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, January 15, 2019.
12. Michaela del Callar, GMA News, January 16, 2019.
13. Wang Hanling, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, January 16, 2018.
14. Duong Quang, Nguoi Lao Dong, January 17, 2019.
15. Ngoc Hoang, Vietnamnet, January 20, 2019.
16. Wan Hanling, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, January 20. 2019.
17. Linh, BBC Vietnamese Service, Bangkok, January 22, 2019.
18. Nathan Van Der Klippe, The Globe and Mail, January 23, 2019.
19. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Presse Agentur, Hanoi, January 23, 2019.
20. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuong, Soha News, January 23, 2019.
21. Vu Minh Nga, VnExpress International, January 23, 2019.
22. Ralph Jennings, Los Angeles Times, January 28. 2019.
23. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Presse Agentur, Hanoi, January 30, 2019.
24. Jenny Vaughn, Agence France Presse, February 2, 2019.
25. Ate Hoekstra, Deutsche Welle, February 4, 2019.
26. Lisa Murray, The Australian Financial Review, February 5, 2019.
27. Tina Hà Vu Giang, Editor, BBC Vietnamese Service, Bangkok Office, February 5,
2019.
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28. Dư Nhật Đăng, Reporter, Tuổi Trẻ newspaper, February 7, 2019.

29. Quy Le Bui, Reporter, Hanoi Bureau, Agence France Presse, February 9, 2019.
30. George Wright, Nikkei Asian Review, Phnom Penh, February 7, 2019.
31. Rubén López Pérez, Redacción Portafolio, February 11, 2019.
32. Vu Minh Nga, Reporter, VNExpress, February 11, 2019.
33. Glenda Korporaal, China correspondent, The Australian, February 11, 2019
34. Ben Gittleson, ABC News (USA), February 12, 2019.
35. Denis Gray, Associated Press, February 12, 2019.
36. John Boudreau, Bloomberg News, Hanoi, February 13, 2019.
37. Nguyen Thu Ha, Talk for Today program, VTV1, Skype interview, February 13,
2019.
38. Timothy W. Martin, Staff Reporter, The Wall Street Journal, February 14, 2019
39. Do Nga, VTC1, Hanoi, February 14, 2019.
40. Katrina Yu, Journalist, Al Jazerra, Beijing, February 15, 2019.
41. Bui Phuong Thao, Reporter @ World News Desk - Zing News, February 16,
2019.
42. Tina Ha Vu Giang, BBC Vietnamese Service, Bangkok, February 16, 2019.
43. James Borton, Non-Resident Fellow, The Stimpson Center, Washington, D.C.,
February 16, 2019.
44. Du Nhat Dang, I newspaper, February 18, 2019.
45. Paul Xin (Xin Enbo), International News Journalist, Shanghai PengPai News,
February 18, 2019.
46. Yann Rousseau, Bureau Chief, Les Echos, Tokyo Office, February 17, 2019.
47. Jocelyn Pedrick, GMB Films, documentary for Radio Free Asia, February 20,
2019.
48. Nguyen Ngoc Mai, Editor, World News Desk, Thanh Nien Newspaper,
February 20, 2019.
49. Nguyen Hoai Luong, English News Division, VTV4, Vietnam Television
International, Hanoi, February 21, 2019.
50. Simon Denyer, Bureau Chief, Japan & the Koreas, The Washington Post,
February 23, 2019.
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51. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuters, Hong Kong, February 24, 2019.
52. Lisa Murray, The Australian Financial Review, February 25, 2019.
53. Minh Hoa Nguyen, VTC TV, Hanoi, February 25, 2019.
54. VTC, News Bulletin, Hanoi, February 26, 2019.
55. Nguyen Van Anh, VTC, Economic News, Hanoi, February 26, 2019.
56. Dương Quang, Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, February 26, 2019.
57. Philip Rucker, White House Bureau Chief, The Washington Post, February 27,
2019.
58. Do Nga, Voice of Vietnam, Sydney Bureau, February 28, 2019.
59. Nguyen Thu Ha, VTV1, Vấn đề hôm nay, Hanoi, February 28, 2019.
https://vtv.vn/video/van-de-hom-nay-28-02-2019-354007.htm
60. Nguyen Van Anh, VTV4, Hanoi, February 28, 2019.
61. Nguyen Ngoc Mai, Editor, World News Desk, Thanh Nien Newspaper,
February 28, 2019.
62. Glenda Korporaal, China Correspondent, The Australian, February 28, 2019.
63. Luke Vargas, United Nations Radio, Vatican City, February 28, 2019.
64. Trần Trọng Kiên, News Editor/Reporter, Political and Social News Desk,
Vietnam News Agency, Viet Nam News, February 28, 2019.
65. Lisa Murray, The Australian Financial Review, February 28, 2019.
66. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, March 5, 2019.
67. Julie Kokis, Voice of America, Thai Service, March 7, 2019.
68. Dư Nhật Đăng, Reporter, Tuổi Trẻ newspaper, March 8, 2019.
69. Glenda Korporaal, China Correspondent, The Australian, March 23, 2019.
70. Manh Le, Zing.vn, March 26, 2019.
71. Stefan Schultz, Reporter, Global Society, Der Spiegel, March 29, 2019.
72. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, March 31, 2019.
73. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, April 5, 2019.
74. Niem Chheng, Phnom Penh Post, April 9, 2019.
75. My Hang Tran, Broadcast Journalist, BBC Vietnamese, Bangkok, April 11, 2019.
76. John Boudreau, Bloomberg News, Hanoi, April 15, 2018.
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77. Sovannarith Keo, Reporter/Broadcaster, Radio Free Asia, Khmer Service,

Washington, D.C., April 16, 2019.
78. John Boudreau, Bloomberg News, Hanoi, April 16, 2018.
79. John Boudreau, Bloomberg News, Hanoi, April 17, 2018.
80. Waqar Rizvi, Scope, Indus News International TV, Lahore, April 19, 2019.
81. Manh Le Vu, Zing News, April 21, 2019.
82. Khue Luu, BBC, Vietnamese Service, London, April 22, 2019.
83. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, April 22, 2009.
84. Keegan Elmer, South China Morning Post, Beijing, April 23, 2019.
85. Bennett Murray, Deutsche Presse Agentur, Hanoi, April 24, 2019.
86. Ate Hoekstra, Southeast Asia correspondent, Het Financieele Dagblad, April
25, 2019.
87. Andrew Nachemson, South China Morning Post, April 29, 2019.
88. Shawn Turton, Nikkei Asian Review, May 3, 2019.
89. Sovannarith Keo, Broadcaster, Khmer Service, Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2019.
90. Faras Ghani, Deputy Online Editor, Al Jazeera English, May 5, 2019.
91. David Hutt, Asia Times, May 5, 2019.
92. Ayza Omar, NewsWire, Indus News International TV, Lahore, May 8, 2019.
93. Tina Ha Giang, BBC Vietnamese Service, May 16, 2019.
94. Alex Willemyns, Voice of Democracy (VOD), May 17, 2019.
95. Le Vu Manh, Reporter, World News Desk, Zing.vn, Ho Chi Minh City, May 17,
2019.
96. Nguyen Thanh Tuan, Assistant Managing Editor, Zing.vn, May 17, 2019.
97. Shawn Turton, Nikkei Asian Review, May 20, 2019.
98. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, May 21, 2019.
99. Le Nguyen, Reporter, Voice of America, Vietnamese Service, June 19, 2019.
100. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, June 25, 2019.
101. Shaun Turton, Nikkei Asian Review, July 1, 2019.
102. Erin Handley, freelance journalist, July 2, 2019.
103. Clare Baldwin, Reuters, Bangkok, July 4, 2019.
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104. Shaun Turton, Nikkei Asian Review, July 9, 2019.

105. Dư Nhật Đăng, Reporter, Tuổi Trẻ newspaper, July 14, 2019.
106. Viet Ha, Broadcaster, Vietnamese Service, Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2019.
107. Eli Binder, The Wall Street Journal, Bangkok, July 15, 2019.
108. John Reed, The Wall Street Journal, July 2019.
109. John Boudreau, Bloomberg News, Hanoi, July 17, 2019.
110. Tina Hà Giang, Editor, BBC Vietnamese Service, Bangkok Office, July 17,
2019.
111. Philip Heijmans, Bloomberg News, July 18, 2019
112. Erin Handley, freelance journalist, July 19, 2019.
113. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, July 20, 2019.
114. Do Nga, Voice of Vietnam, Sydney Bureau, July 21, 2019.
115. Bui Phuong Thao, Zing News, July 21, 2019.
116. Duong Quang, Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, July 21, 2019.
117. Đinh Đức Tùng, Ban thời sự, Báo Nông Nghiệp Việt Nam, July 21, 2019.
118. Do Dung, Radio France International, July 22, 2019.
119. Du Nhat Dang, Tuoi Tre News, July 21, 2019.
120. Vietanh Phan, VnExpress, Hanoi, July 22, 2019.
121. Ngoc Mai, Thanh Nien News, July 22, 2019.
122. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuong, Soha News, July 23, 2019.
123. Du Nhat Dang, Tuoi Tre News, July 24, 2019.
124. Sophat Soeung, Voice of America, Khmer Service, July 24, 2019.
125. Dieu Thuy, Political Reporter, VietNamNet, July 27, 2019.
126. Yoichiro Tanaka, Reporter, The Yomiuri Shiumbun, July 30, 2019.
127. Quang Dao, The World & Vietnam Report, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Vietnam, August 1, 2019.
128. Nguyen Minh, Viet Nam News Agency, August 2, 2019.
129. David Hutt, Asia Times, August 4, 2019.
130. Rodion Ebbighausen, Deutsche Welle, Bonn, August 5, 2019.
131. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, August 5, 2019.
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132. Lý Tú Anh, Phóng viên Quốc tế, Báo Kinh tế Đô thị, August 5, 2019.
133. Nga Pham, BBC Vietnamese Service, August 5, 2019.
134. Voice of America, August 5, 2019.
135. Olga Dmitrieva, Producer, Sputnik International, Moscow, August 5, 2019.
136. John Boudreau, Bloomberg News, Hanoi, August 6, 2019.
137. Jim Gomez, Associated Press, Manila, August 6, 2019.
138. Nguyen Minh Hoa, VTC1 TV, Sykpe interview, Hanoi, August. 6, 2019.
139. Tina Hà Giang, Editor, BBC Vietnamese Service, Bangkok, August 6, 2019.
140. Bui Minh Long, Tien Phong, August 8, 2019.
141. John Boudreau, Bloomberg News, Hanoi, August 8, 2019.
142. Duong Quang, Nguoi Lao Dong, August 8, 2019.
143. Du Nhat Dang, Tuoi Tre News, August 10, 2019.
144. Tom Allard, Financial Times, August 13, 2019.
145. Do Nga, Voice of Vietnam, Sydney Bureau, August 15, 2019.
146. Tim Daiss, Asia Times, August 16, 2019.
147. James Pearson, Reuters, Hanoi, August 16, 2019.
148. Le Vu Manh, Zing.vn, August 17, 2019.
149. Bui Phuong Thao, Reporter, World News Desk, Zing News, August 17,
2019.
150. John Boudreau, Bloomberg News, Hanoi, August 18, 2019.
151. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Presse Agentur, August 18, 2019.
152. Du Nhat Dang, Tuoi Tre News, August 20, 2019.
153. Paul Osborne, Bureau Chief, Australian Associated Press, Parliament House,
Canberra, August 20, 2019.
154. Matt Coughlan, Australian Associated Press, Parliament House, Canberra,
August 21, 2019.
155. Le Vu Manh, Zing News Vietnam, August 21, 2019.
156. Dieu Thuy, VietNamNet August 21, 2019.
157. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, August 22, 2019.
158. John Boudreau, Bloomberg News, Hanoi, August 22, 2019.
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159. Nguyen Mai, Thanh Nien, August 24, 2019.

160. Zsombor Peter, Voice of America, August 26, 2019.
161. Le Nguyen, Voice of America, Washington, August 28, 2019.
162. Tina Ha Giang, BBC Vietnamese Service, Bangkok, August 29, 2019.
163. Helen Clark, Asia Times Online, September 3, 2019.
164. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, September 3, 2019.
165. Mirko Giordani, GLOCAL Podcast – The Foreign Policy Hotline,
https://soundcloud.com/glocalpodcast_hotline, September 3, 2019.
166. Viet Ha, Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2019.
167. Helen Clark, Asia Times Online, September 9, 2019.
168. Duong Hung, freelancer, London, September. 12, 2019
169. Philip J. Heijmans, Bloomberg News, September 13, 2019.
170. Damon Evans, Intelligence, Editorial & Research Services, Forbes, Nikkei
Asian Review and Interfax Global Energy, September 14, 2019.
171. Helen Clark, Asia Times Online, September 17, 2019.
172. Philip J. Heijmans, Bloomberg News, September 17, 2019.
173. Shaun Turton, The Nikkei Asian Review, September 19, 2019.
174. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, September 23, 2019.
175. Bac Pham, Deutsche Presse Agentur, Hanoi, September 23,, 2019.
176. Viet Tho Le, Senior Digital Journalist, BBC Vietnamese, September 26,
2019.
177. Nguyen Duc Tuong, Journalist, VTC News, September 27, 2019.
178. Ha Nguyen, Voice of America, September 30, 2019.
179. Bac Pham, Deutsche Presse Agentur, Hanoi, October 4, 2019.
180. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, October 5, 2019.
181. Ha Nguyen, Voice of America, October 16, 2019.
182. Keegan Elmer, South China Morning Post, Hong Kong, October 16, 2019.
183. Nguyen Huu Hung, Vietnam Television, Singapore Bureau, Kuala Lumpur,
October 24, 2019.
184. Nguyen Ha Ngoc, Correspondent, Vietnam News Agency, Kuala Lumpur
Bureau, October 24, 2019.
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185. Nguyen Manh Tuan, Correspondent, Vietnam News Agency, Kuala Lumpur
Bureau, October 24, 2019.
186. Tan Hui Yee, The Straits Times, October 25, 2019.
187. Greg Torode, Thompson Reuters, Hong Kong, October 28, 2019.
188. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, October 29, 2019.
189. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, November 1, 2019.
190. Laura Zhou, South China Morning Post, November 4, 2019.
191. Ha Nguyen, Voice of America, November 5, 2019.
192. Nguyen Duc Hoang, Dan Tri News, Hanoi, November 6, 2019.
193. Yukihiko Sakurai, Kyodo News, Hanoi Bureau. Chief, November 6, 2019.
194. Vietnam News Agency, Vietnam Express, November 7, 2019.
195. Nguyen Minh Tuan, Reporter, VTC News, November 13, 2019.
196. Charles Dunst, Washington Monthly, November 25, 2019.
197. Nguyen Huong Sen, Al Jazeera, November 25, 2019.
198. Nguyen Thu Thuong, SohaNews, November 27, 2019.
199. Nguyen Trung, Voice of America News, November 27, 2019.
200. Pham Trung Bac, Deutsche Presse Agentur, November 27, 2019.
201. An Nguyen, Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2019.
202. Aun Chhengpor, Voice of America, Khmer Service, November 27, 2019.
203. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, December 5, 2019.
204. Nguyen Minh, Vietnam News Agency, Sydney Bureau, December 6, 2019.
205. Erin Handley, ABC News, December 5, 2019.
206. Bui Minh Long, Tien Phong, December 15, 2019.
207. Khoa Truong, Thanh Nien Newspaper, December 16, 2019.
208. Shaun Turton, Nikkei Asian Review, December 17, 2019.
209. Ralph Jennings, Voice of America, Taipei, December 26, 2019.
210. Dư Nhật Đăng, Reporter, Tuổi Trẻ Newspaper, December 30, 2019.
211. Aun Chhengpor, Voice of America. Khmer Service, December 30, 2019.
212. Nirmal Ghosh, Washington Bureau, The Straits Times, December 30, 2019.