VIETNAM’S STRATEGY IN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF TRADE WAR BETWEEN US - CHINA IN 2018-2019
Abstract
The trade war between the United States versus China
began in early 2018 after the US imposed tariffs on washing
machines and solar panels originating from China and since
then, economic warfare has increased rapidly. Vietnam is the
fastest economic growth country for the past eight years. This
newly opened country is blessed by the China-US trade war
because Chinese manufacturers are beginning to shift
production to Asia which is cheaper, such as Vietnam and
Bangladesh. In response to this event, this thesis aims to
describe and analyze the response and strategy of the
Vietnamese government towards war trade between US and
China.
This paper use Trade War concept, and International
Trade. This study found that the strategy of Vietnam's national
interests in taking the advantage of US-China trade war, by
boosting export product and accepting foreign direct
investment (FDI) widely. FDI inflows in particular have been
very strong and have provided a good balance for the Vietnam
economic.