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As I see it | Vietnam and China are now perfectly aligned

South China Morning Post · · 178 words · By Alex Lo
China-Vietnam Alignment Regional Security and Hegemony US-Vietnam Relations
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Loaded Language 95% confidence
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Appeal to Fear 85% confidence
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Glittering Generalities 80% confidence
Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.

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4 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“In the “Second US Invasion Plan”, secretly issued in August 2024, the Vietnamese military rejected playing any part in America’s China containment strategy in the Asia-Pacific.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm the existence of a leaked internal document titled 'The 2nd US Invasion Plan' completed by the Vietnamese Ministry of Defense in August 2024, which discusses the US strategy of deterrence against China and Vietnam's internal response.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hanoi gave the regroupees military training and sent them back to the South along the Ho Chi Minh trail in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The VC called for the unification of Vietnam and the overthro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viet_Cong
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web search NEUTRAL — The US and its allies could fully exploit the geographic and natural features of Vietnam’s vast seas and long coastlines, with the superior strength of its navy, to conduct military operations against…
https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3350254/vi…
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web search NEUTRAL — A recently leaked internal document reveals that the Vietnamese military is actively planning for a “2nd U.S. Invasion,” causing a jarring dissonance between the country’s outward facade and its inter…
https://thevietnamese.org/2026/02/viet-nams-leaked-2nd-u-s-i…
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“The document, released in February by the human rights group Project88”
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Two separate web search results explicitly state that the document was leaked/released by the human rights group Project88 (also referred to as The 88 Project) in February (specifically February 3).
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web search NEUTRAL — 'The 2nd US Invasion Plan'. The original Vietnamese document titled "The 2nd US Invasion Plan" was completed by the Ministry of Defense in August 2024. It suggests that in seeking "its objective of st…
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Feb/03/2nd-invas…
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web search NEUTRAL — The document, titled “The Second US Invasion Plan,” was leaked by the human rights group Project88 on Tuesday, February 3, according to the report. It describes the US promotion of “freedom and democr…
https://www.dagens.com/world/leaked-military-document-says-v…
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web search NEUTRAL — The document, analyzed by human rights group The 88 Project, portrays Washington as a “belligerent” power and reflects deep fears within the Vietnamese security establishment of a U.S.-backed “color r…
https://vk.com/wall547135533_15386
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“The document... said that “due to the US’s belligerent nature, we need to be vigilant to prevent the US and its allies from ‘creating a pretext’ to launch a war of aggression against our country.”
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The evidence from multiple sources describes the document's portrayal of Washington as a 'belligerent' power and its warnings regarding the US and its allies creating pretexts for aggression or 'color revolutions'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The original Vietnamese document titled "The 2nd US Invasion Plan" was completed by the Ministry of Defense in August 2024. It suggests that in seeking "its objective of strengthening deterrence again…
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Feb/03/2nd-invas…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US and its allies could fully exploit the geographic and natural features of Vietnam’s vast seas and long coastlines, with the superior strength of its navy, to conduct military operations against…
https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3350254/vi…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2nd US Invasion Plan reveals that Vietnam lends no credence to official US proclamations about respecting Vietnam's political system.
https://the88project.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/P88-Plan…
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“The US and its allies could fully exploit the geographic and natural features of Vietnam’s vast seas and long coastlines, with the superior strength of its navy, to conduct military operations against our country.”
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The specific quote regarding the exploitation of Vietnam's 'vast seas and long coastlines' and the 'superior strength of its navy' appears verbatim in multiple independent search results citing the document.
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web search NEUTRAL — North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union and China, while South Vietnam was supported by the United States and other anti-communist nations.US forces relied on air supremacy and overwhelming fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
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web search NEUTRAL — The US and its allies could fully exploit the geographic and natural features of Vietnam’s vast seas and long coastlines, with the superior strength of its navy, to conduct military operations against…
https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3350254/vi…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US and its allies could fully exploit the geographic and natural features of Vietnam’s vast seas and long coastlines, with the superior strength of its navy, to conduct military operations against…
https://the88project.org/research/hanoi-is-planning-for-a-2n…
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