Vietnam's show of welcome for Xi reflects growing self-confidence

Success of 'bamboo diplomacy' clears way for giving face to Chinese leader

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi on Dec.12: Hanoi still likely sees Beijing as its most important partner. (Pool via AP)

Derek Grossman is a senior defense analyst at the think tank RAND Corp. in Santa Monica, California, and an adjunct professor in the practice of political science and international relations at the University of Southern California. He formerly served as an intelligence adviser at the Pentagon.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit to Vietnam last week produced a mixed bag of outcomes.

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