Vietnam and China on The Economist

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The issue has arisen a lot of dicussions and angers among Vietnamese, especially the community of bloggers (Everywhere Land is an example). Now it appears on The Economist, April 25th 2009.

'With foreign direct investment 40% lower in the first quarter of 2009 than it was a year before-and most rich nations short of cash-Vietnam needs Chinese money now more than ever.' So will Vietnam be a colony, in one way or another way, in the end? The issue is to which country it chooses to be a colony to!

A sour conclusion: 'But reality is that in straitened economic times, beggars cannot be choosers'.