Vietnam's ruling party aspires to make the country prosperous by 2045, but its resistance to political reform is proving to be a significant obstacle. This was highlighted on January 12th when the country's 79-year-old leader, Nguyen Phu Trong, failed to meet the Indonesian president, sparking concerns. His recent disappearance from public view and the uncertainty over his health and succession have become a political liability.
Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam’s ailing leader, disappeared from public view earlier this month. He has now reappeared, yet uncertainty over his health and succession have become a political liability https://t.co/UB48DTPkG5 👇
Vietnam’s rulers’ resistance to political reform is a growing handicap. That was highlighted earlier this month when the party’s 79-year-old leader, Nguyen Phu Trong, disappeared from public view: https://t.co/Dss2RcwtSE https://t.co/iic7jJDPWD
Great. So the unelected leader of the regime is hangry as well as being useless. https://t.co/LBzji7uFJ5
Few countries are better placed than #Vietnam to get rich Yet political paralysis could slow it down. A brief but revealing panic struck Vietnam this month. On January 12th the country’s 79-year-old leader, Nguyen Phu Trong, failed to meet the visiting president of Indonesia.… https://t.co/IIrz5j5tJn
That decision is bad but the guy who's blocking aid to Ukraine should scream about empowering Russia at himself https://t.co/QaQACsOE5P
Vietnam’s ruling party plausibly aspires to make the country rich by 2045. But, for all their pragmatism, the rulers’ resistance to political reform is a growing handicap https://t.co/yKwrsPwNrT 👇