Nguyen Cong Tung
Biographic Data
| ID | 1667625 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nguyen Cong Tung |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nguyen Cong |
| FAMILY NAME | Tung |
| SIGNATURE | TUNG N C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tongji University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3672-2673 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Negotiating middle-power politics
This article explores how knowledge about Vietnam’s supposed emergence as a middle power is produced and how domestic role contestationinfluences Hanoi’s middle-power identity and behaviour. Although Vietnam’s material capabilities and diplomatic activism have expanded over the past decade, debates about its middle-power identity and status remain fragmented. Official narratives promoted by political leaders and policy elites often portray Vietna…
The evolution of international studies in Vietnam
This article examines how international ideas travelled to Vietnam, and it assesses the current state of international studies within the country. Vietnam’s initial encounters with the West date back to the sixteenth century when European missionaries first arrived. However, it was during the period of French colonization that numerous international concepts found their way to Vietnam, either directly or indirectly. Vietnamese patriots, notably f…
Unveiling Relational Power in Foreign Policy
This article employs the relational power approach to explain the essence and dynamics of China–Vietnam relations. The bilateral relationship between these two neighboring communist states has remained relatively stable since their diplomatic normalization in 1991. Vietnam has regarded China as a top priority in its foreign policy, despite historical legacies and lingering territorial conflicts in the South China Sea. Meanwhile, China has, at tim…
Tug of war
The ongoing technology race between the United States and China in semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), and 5G telecommunications is driving significant changes in global geoeconomics, as both superpowers seek to gain dominance and control supply chains in their respective fields. Vietnam has gained considerable attention and momentum since the 2018 trade war, and now, it has re-emerged as a key player in the current tech rivalry, with b…
The struggle for influence
China First, America Later
Can lesser powers still effectively balance between the United States and China? This question has gained significant attention from policymakers and scholars as US–China rivalry intensifies. This article explores Vietnam's delicate balancing act amidst great power rivalry, arguing that the diplomatic flexibility available to traditional hedgers like Vietnam is shrinking. As ambiguity in various spheres diminishes, Vietnam increasingly finds itse…
Walking a Tightrope Once More
This paper analyzes Vietnam’s evolving policy toward the United States in the context of strategic competition between China and the United States. As a rising and trusted partner within Washington’s broader strategy to manage China’s rise, Vietnam has garnered significant attention from both superpowers. As both the United States and China expect Hanoi to take clear stances on certain issues, Vietnam’s traditional strategy of hedging is becoming…
Small State, Big Agency
This article examines Cambodia’s evolving policy toward China, challenging the perception that small states are merely passive in asymmetric relationships. It argues that Cambodia actively exercises agency by leveraging economic and strategic opportunities while navigating structural constraints. The article highlights two key stages in Cambodia’s China policy: the post-1997 coup and the post-2017 opposition party dissolution, each shaped by dome…
Revisiting socialization in international relations
The inter-party relationship between the Communist Party of China and the Communist Party of Vietnam presents a fascinating yet contradictory picture to many international relations scholars given the love-hate history and ideological affinity between China and Vietnam. The aim of this article is twofold. First, it seeks to describe the nature of China's socialization efforts toward Vietnam through Beijing's manipulation of inter-party diplomacy …
Does Reputation Matter? Explaining China’s Evolving Strategy in South China Sea Disputes
What drives China’s approach to disputes in the South China Sea? While conventional wisdom often attributes Beijing’s actions primarily to material interests, this overlooks the possible influence of non-material factors such as China’s desire to uphold its national reputation. Contrary to the assumptions of traditional prospect theory, China’s behavior is not driven solely by calculations of gains and losses but also by considerations for its in…
Do expectations matter? A case of Vietnam’s policies toward US-China economic disputes
Chinese Economic Statecraft in Southeast Asia and Its Uneven Impact in Laos and Cambodia
This paper examines how China has successfully translated its economic might into political clout in Laos and Cambodia. The country’s role as a major trading partner, foreign investor, and provider of aid to both countries has contributed substantially to their national development. This massive influx of Chinese investment and aid has also yielded positive results, as both countries have demonstrated a more accommodating attitude toward Beijing …
History Repeating Itself
This article analyzes Chineseness in premodern Vietnam and its influence on Vietnam’s foreign policy toward China and Southeast Asia both past and present. The term Chineseness refers to the practice and preservation of Confucian ideas and values in Vietnam, which arguably consists of the Mandate of Heaven and Confucian Orthodoxy concepts and their subsequent orthodox lineage issue. Being considered culturally closer to China than Korea and Japan…
US-China Covid-19 vaccine diplomacy competition in Vietnam
This paper investigates the COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy of the United States and China in Vietnam and conceptualises Hanoi’s practical responses. The deployment of vaccine diplomacy is closely associated with US-China strategic rivalry and is thus labelled as proxy competition in this paper. This paper found that both Washington and Beijing leveraged vaccine diplomacy to achieve general strategic objectives and specific foreign policy objectives i…
From former foes to friends
Relations between the United States and Vietnam have evolved rapidly since their bilateral ties were restored in 1995. One of the factors drawing two former foes closer together is assumed to be their shared concerns over China’s rise, particularly China’s growing aggressiveness in the South China Sea, where the US and Vietnam both have fundamental interests. This article investigates the US’s policy toward Vietnam in terms of security dimension …
Uneasy embrace
Like many other small and middle powers, Vietnam is facing a strategic dilemma in the face of the U.S.-China rivalry. With the introduction of a vision for Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP), the US seeks to strengthen ties with its allies and partners in the region to preserve rules-based international order and to counter China’s rise. Being positioned as the U.S. burgeoning like-minded partner in the regional security architecture, how Vietnam …
US-China Covid-19 vaccine diplomacy competition in Vietnam
This paper investigates the COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy of the United States and China in Vietnam and conceptualises Hanoi’s practical responses. The deployment of vaccine diplomacy is closely associated with US-China strategic rivalry and is thus labelled as proxy competition in this paper. This paper found that both Washington and Beijing leveraged vaccine diplomacy to achieve general strategic objectives and specific foreign policy objectives i…
Uneasy embrace
Like many other small and middle powers, Vietnam is facing a strategic dilemma in the face of the U.S.-China rivalry. With the introduction of a vision for Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP), the US seeks to strengthen ties with its allies and partners in the region to preserve rules-based international order and to counter China’s rise. Being positioned as the U.S. burgeoning like-minded partner in the regional security architecture, how Vietnam …
The struggle for influence
History Repeating Itself
This article analyzes Chineseness in premodern Vietnam and its influence on Vietnam’s foreign policy toward China and Southeast Asia both past and present. The term Chineseness refers to the practice and preservation of Confucian ideas and values in Vietnam, which arguably consists of the Mandate of Heaven and Confucian Orthodoxy concepts and their subsequent orthodox lineage issue. Being considered culturally closer to China than Korea and Japan…
Revisiting socialization in international relations
The inter-party relationship between the Communist Party of China and the Communist Party of Vietnam presents a fascinating yet contradictory picture to many international relations scholars given the love-hate history and ideological affinity between China and Vietnam. The aim of this article is twofold. First, it seeks to describe the nature of China's socialization efforts toward Vietnam through Beijing's manipulation of inter-party diplomacy …
From former foes to friends
Relations between the United States and Vietnam have evolved rapidly since their bilateral ties were restored in 1995. One of the factors drawing two former foes closer together is assumed to be their shared concerns over China’s rise, particularly China’s growing aggressiveness in the South China Sea, where the US and Vietnam both have fundamental interests. This article investigates the US’s policy toward Vietnam in terms of security dimension …
Uneasy embrace
Like many other small and middle powers, Vietnam is facing a strategic dilemma in the face of the U.S.-China rivalry. With the introduction of a vision for Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP), the US seeks to strengthen ties with its allies and partners in the region to preserve rules-based international order and to counter China’s rise. Being positioned as the U.S. burgeoning like-minded partner in the regional security architecture, how Vietnam …
US-China Covid-19 vaccine diplomacy competition in Vietnam
This paper investigates the COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy of the United States and China in Vietnam and conceptualises Hanoi’s practical responses. The deployment of vaccine diplomacy is closely associated with US-China strategic rivalry and is thus labelled as proxy competition in this paper. This paper found that both Washington and Beijing leveraged vaccine diplomacy to achieve general strategic objectives and specific foreign policy objectives i…
From former foes to friends
Relations between the United States and Vietnam have evolved rapidly since their bilateral ties were restored in 1995. One of the factors drawing two former foes closer together is assumed to be their shared concerns over China’s rise, particularly China’s growing aggressiveness in the South China Sea, where the US and Vietnam both have fundamental interests. This article investigates the US’s policy toward Vietnam in terms of security dimension …
Chinese Economic Statecraft in Southeast Asia and Its Uneven Impact in Laos and Cambodia
This paper examines how China has successfully translated its economic might into political clout in Laos and Cambodia. The country’s role as a major trading partner, foreign investor, and provider of aid to both countries has contributed substantially to their national development. This massive influx of Chinese investment and aid has also yielded positive results, as both countries have demonstrated a more accommodating attitude toward Beijing …
History Repeating Itself
This article analyzes Chineseness in premodern Vietnam and its influence on Vietnam’s foreign policy toward China and Southeast Asia both past and present. The term Chineseness refers to the practice and preservation of Confucian ideas and values in Vietnam, which arguably consists of the Mandate of Heaven and Confucian Orthodoxy concepts and their subsequent orthodox lineage issue. Being considered culturally closer to China than Korea and Japan…
Does Reputation Matter? Explaining China’s Evolving Strategy in South China Sea Disputes
What drives China’s approach to disputes in the South China Sea? While conventional wisdom often attributes Beijing’s actions primarily to material interests, this overlooks the possible influence of non-material factors such as China’s desire to uphold its national reputation. Contrary to the assumptions of traditional prospect theory, China’s behavior is not driven solely by calculations of gains and losses but also by considerations for its in…
Do expectations matter? A case of Vietnam’s policies toward US-China economic disputes
Unveiling Relational Power in Foreign Policy
This article employs the relational power approach to explain the essence and dynamics of China–Vietnam relations. The bilateral relationship between these two neighboring communist states has remained relatively stable since their diplomatic normalization in 1991. Vietnam has regarded China as a top priority in its foreign policy, despite historical legacies and lingering territorial conflicts in the South China Sea. Meanwhile, China has, at tim…
Tug of war
The ongoing technology race between the United States and China in semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), and 5G telecommunications is driving significant changes in global geoeconomics, as both superpowers seek to gain dominance and control supply chains in their respective fields. Vietnam has gained considerable attention and momentum since the 2018 trade war, and now, it has re-emerged as a key player in the current tech rivalry, with b…
The struggle for influence
China First, America Later
Can lesser powers still effectively balance between the United States and China? This question has gained significant attention from policymakers and scholars as US–China rivalry intensifies. This article explores Vietnam's delicate balancing act amidst great power rivalry, arguing that the diplomatic flexibility available to traditional hedgers like Vietnam is shrinking. As ambiguity in various spheres diminishes, Vietnam increasingly finds itse…
Walking a Tightrope Once More
This paper analyzes Vietnam’s evolving policy toward the United States in the context of strategic competition between China and the United States. As a rising and trusted partner within Washington’s broader strategy to manage China’s rise, Vietnam has garnered significant attention from both superpowers. As both the United States and China expect Hanoi to take clear stances on certain issues, Vietnam’s traditional strategy of hedging is becoming…
Small State, Big Agency
This article examines Cambodia’s evolving policy toward China, challenging the perception that small states are merely passive in asymmetric relationships. It argues that Cambodia actively exercises agency by leveraging economic and strategic opportunities while navigating structural constraints. The article highlights two key stages in Cambodia’s China policy: the post-1997 coup and the post-2017 opposition party dissolution, each shaped by dome…
Revisiting socialization in international relations
The inter-party relationship between the Communist Party of China and the Communist Party of Vietnam presents a fascinating yet contradictory picture to many international relations scholars given the love-hate history and ideological affinity between China and Vietnam. The aim of this article is twofold. First, it seeks to describe the nature of China's socialization efforts toward Vietnam through Beijing's manipulation of inter-party diplomacy …
Negotiating middle-power politics
This article explores how knowledge about Vietnam’s supposed emergence as a middle power is produced and how domestic role contestationinfluences Hanoi’s middle-power identity and behaviour. Although Vietnam’s material capabilities and diplomatic activism have expanded over the past decade, debates about its middle-power identity and status remain fragmented. Official narratives promoted by political leaders and policy elites often portray Vietna…
The evolution of international studies in Vietnam
This article examines how international ideas travelled to Vietnam, and it assesses the current state of international studies within the country. Vietnam’s initial encounters with the West date back to the sixteenth century when European missionaries first arrived. However, it was during the period of French colonization that numerous international concepts found their way to Vietnam, either directly or indirectly. Vietnamese patriots, notably f…
China (11 works) · Political science (10 works) · Law (8 works) · Economics (7 works) · Law (7 works) · International Relations and Foreign Policy (6 works) · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (6 works) · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies (6 works) · Development economics (5 works) · Political economy (5 works)