As a sign of good will, should China help Vietnam deal, with the financial crisis if it does happen? Options

[SoCal]

As a sign of good will, should China help Vietnam deal
with the financial crisis if it does happen?

Please share your constructive suggestions on this matter.
Please retrain yourself from posting profanity and lame comments. Thank you.

[House]

I think that it would be extremely foolish to help out Vietnam. The last time it happen was the Vietnam War and Vietnam responded by persecuting Vietnamese of Chinese descent and end up with the war between Vietnam and China. I think the reason is that throughout history, China has subjugated Vietnam and the resentment from that was not in any way blunted by China's help in fighting the US.

I have been to Vietnam, and that resentment has not abated. No matter what China does, it will be seen as self serving.

IMO, China should just stay out of Vietnam affairs including stay put during crisis and just let Vietnam see how much they can get out of their old allies (Russsians) or their new ones (US and Europe).

[SoCal]

I think that it would be extremely foolish to help out Vietnam. The last time it happen was the Vietnam War and Vietnam responded by persecuting Vietnamese of Chinese descent and end up with the war between Vietnam and China. I think the reason is that throughout history, China has subjugated Vietnam and the resentment from that was not in any way blunted by China's help in fighting the US.

I have been to Vietnam, and that resentment has not abated. No matter what China does, it will be seen as self serving.

IMO, China should just stay out of Vietnam affairs including stay put during crisis and just let Vietnam see how much they can get out of their old allies (Russsians) or their new ones (US and Europe).

Regardless of what happened in the past, hatred keeps both sides from moving forward. By the way, Vietnam Red Cross donated $200,000 to the earthquake victims in Sichuan. The Vietnamese are cautious because in the past, China occupied for over 1,000 years and has invaded 13 times since then. Like I say previously, hatred keeps both sides from moving forward. We need to work together to ensure a prosperous and peaceful East Asia. It is good for the economy.



http://www.newsweek.com/id/35261


The Vietnamese have no particular love for China. One official there, who asked to remain anonymous because of the sensitivity of the relationship, said to me, "We are clear-eyed. China has occupied Vietnam for 1,000 years. It has invaded us 13 times since then. But China is a huge presence, our biggest exporter." And everyone I spoke to in Hanoi agreed that the Chinese were handling them with great dexterity. Before arriving in Vietnam I had been in Tokyo, during Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao's state visit, and I heard a similar refrain from the Japanese. Wen finessed the many points of tension between the two countries and instead accentuated the positive—their booming economic ties.





http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/...ent_8451130.htm


Vietnam Red Cross donates $200,000 to Chinese earthquake victims


www.chinaview.cn 2008-06-27 18:05:20 Print

Special report: Reconstruction After Earthquake

HANOI, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam Red Cross Society donated here Friday 200,000 U.S. dollars to victims of a recent strong earthquake in China's southwestern Sichuan Province.

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