People’s or Party’s Army in Vietnam?

Issue & Policy Briefs January 12, 2015, No. 168

While the Vietnam Communist Party’s grip over the army remains strong, Zachary Abuza examines the growing calls challenging the Vietnam People’s Army’s duty to defend the ruling party over national interests—calls sharpened by Hanoi’s perceived climbdown in the standoff with China in the South China Sea last year.

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