Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of CPV apparently managed to do his best take of "we are comrades AND brothers" while in Beijing, the result was no less than 13 memorandums signed between China and Vietnam:
Plus a shit load of understandings between the two governments including this big one:
So basically you can forget about roping in Vietnam when it comes to stirring up trouble in SCS.
Plus a shit load of understandings between the two governments including this big one:
Both sides agree to go ahead with policies that implement Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea.双方同意继续推动全面有效落实《南海各方行为宣言》,在协商一致基础上,早日达成有效、富有实质内容、符合包括《联合国海洋法公约》在内国际法的“南海行为准则”;管控好海上分歧,不采取使局势复杂化、争议扩大化的行动,维护南海和平稳定,促进海上合作。
So basically you can forget about roping in Vietnam when it comes to stirring up trouble in SCS.
