Vietnam and Russia have a very good relationship. Why?

As early as the Soviet period, Vietnam and the Soviet Union were close allies. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia inherited friendly relations with Vietnam. Economic and military cooperation between the two countries has continued. Vietnam’s weapons and equipment belong to A typical Soviet-style system, its recent military equipment modernization and updates are all Russian-style equipment, which is destined to have a close relationship between the two countries.

Vietnam has learned from China's reform and development policies in recent years, vigorously promoted its economy, and achieved some results. With the help of a lot of money from the South China Sea oil theft, it has become an urgent hope to improve its backward weapons and equipment. , although American equipment is very good, the United States may not be willing to sell it, and it is incompatible with its own logistics support and technical maintenance. Russian equipment with a consistent system, relatively cheap, and easy to master has become Vietnam’s current only choice, from submarines to aircraft and Missiles, this is a link that Vietnam urgently needs to improve. Only when these three items are large-scale can they form a counterweight to China's military power, thereby intensifying the pace of invading the South China Sea. This is one of the reasons that prompts Vietnam to vigorously win over Russia.

In view of the history of the Vietnam Civil War, the current social status of Vietnam is that one side is pro-Russian and the other is pro-American. This situation indicates that Vietnam will be divided between the north and the south due to the intervention of American forces. It is possible that they want to fall into the arms of the United States, but they also know that they have irreconcilable ideological disputes with the United States, so they use the existence of Russia to offset the pressure from the United States, thereby suppressing its domestic pro-American forces, preventing the penetration of American forces in Vietnam, and ensuring its The balance of domestic political power is also the reason for Vietnam's move.