U.S.-Vietnam Trade Deal Sows New China Uncertainty

A worker numbers fabric at a garment factory in Vietnam's Thai Nguyen Province on July 2, 2025. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)

By Tran Thi Minh Ha

Vietnam’s trade deal with the United States averts the most punishing of Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” levies but analysts warned it could provoke a fresh standoff between Washington and Beijing.

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