Explainer Series
Indo-Pacific Explainer:
Vietnam
This guide is provided as part of the Perth USAsia Centres ‘explainer series’ and is intended for education purposes. It is free to use and share but attribution to the Perth USAsia Centre is required.
Why Vietnam matters
↗ Vietnam matters for the Indo-Pacific, and Australia. With more than 100 million people, its population is the third largest in Southeast Asia. The country is an emerging economic
powerhouse and strategically located close to key Asian markets and important trade routes. Finally, Vietnam is a claimant in the South China Sea territorial dispute, which has become a flash point of US-China competition.
