CountriesAsiaVietnam

Vietnam

Socialist Republic of Viet Nam

Asia

UN Member since 1977

Member of ASEAN, NAM.

Population

99.5M

GDP

$409.0B

Capital

Hanoi

Government

Unitary one-party socialist ...

Power & politics

Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.

Democracy index

2.7 / 10

UN voting record

How Vietnam votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.

Ideological trajectory

Voting summary

No votes recorded for this period yet.

Bloc alignment

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Top voting partners

Topic-level voting

Source: Erik Voeten, “United Nations General Assembly Voting Data”, Harvard Dataverse (CC0). Aggregated by Model Diplomat. Last refresh tracked in profile freshness.

Foreign policy

Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.

Foreign Policy

Vietnam pursues 'multi-directional' foreign policy -- maintaining partnerships with all major powers while avoiding dependence on any single one. It has Comprehensive Strategic Partnerships with China, the US, Russia, India, Japan, and South Korea, among others.

The South China Sea is Vietnam's most sensitive foreign policy issue. Vietnam has the most extensive claims overlapping with China and has been more willing than most ASEAN states to push back against Chinese activities, though it prefers diplomatic over military confrontation. Vietnam is also deeply engaged in Mekong subregional cooperation and ASEAN integration.

Allies

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MUN Delegate Guide

As Vietnam, you are a rising power within ASEAN with growing global ambitions. Push back on Chinese maritime claims using international law and UNCLOS, but do it through ASEAN frameworks rather than bilateral confrontation.

Build partnerships widely -- your Comprehensive Strategic Partnerships with both the US and China give you unusual flexibility. Ally with Japan, India, and Australia on maritime security. Maintain ties with Russia, a traditional defense supplier.

Emphasize Vietnam's development success and poverty reduction as a model for the Global South. On governance issues, deflect criticism by pointing to economic outcomes and stability.

Avoid being seen as a US proxy against China -- maintain your independent, multi-directional stance. On human rights, invoke sovereignty and cultural context.