Vietnam-Japan Relations in the New Context of Regional and World Politics

摘要

Vietnam and Japan are two countries thatsharemany similarities in history, tradition, customs and culture. These commonalities and interactions could serve as a solid foundation for their profitable cooperation. Since the end of the Cold War, and especially the beginning of the 21st century, the political-security situation of East Asia has been changing tremendously. This includes the increase of non-traditional security issues, the dispute over sovereignty in the Eastern Sea, the increasing engagement of the US, and last but not least, the rise of China. Faced with these changes, Vietnam and Japan have to readjust their strategies by cooperating more closely with each other. The agreement of strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan was clear evidence of these trends. In the future, Vietnam and Japan should work more closely in plans such as promoting bilateral trade and investment, building up high-technology parks, completing human resources training and cooperating in non-traditional security projects.