You can read the Vietnam-China Joint Statement here. Statement #10 explicitly commits both sides to ‘persevere in friendly consultation…’ and to ‘take no action that can complicate the situation or extend disputes.’

This is not the first joint statement to address the East Sea issue. The consistency across them shows this isn’t just diplomatic boilerplate; it reveals a shared, strategic priority: to manage and contain the dispute rather than let it define the entire relationship. Economic ties, party-to-party solidarity, and regional stability are simply more important to both sides than escalating a maritime quarrel. The repeated commitment to this framework is evidence of that calculated choice

Well, I’d say the relationship has been improving gradually for years, and even more since our new General Secretary was appointed. The tariff things gave it another big boost. We’re seeing more state visits and high-level meetings now than ever before. They’ve also become much more open to doing business across many new sectors

I’ve seen a lot of AES slander on removed, and as so the ‘đu càng’ in Vietnam. The criticism from both sides feels like an automatic response, you know? I don’t even pay much mind to it, it’s often the corrupt actions of some officials that cloud people’s view of the party’s actual work. And don’t even get me started on the infighting between Chinese and Vietnamese netizens on TikTok and Xiaohongshu, gosh, those people are insufferable. 'Oh the leaders in Vietnam did something good? ‘Ah! They did their homework.’

Obviously there are millions of communists where I live anyway, maybe I’m being paranoid