China Model Gains Appeal in Vietnam as Police Expand Power...

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a lay wreath ceremony at the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum during a two day state visit to Hanoi, Vietnam December 13, 2023. Vietnam is increasingly edging closer to China's model of governance, tightening state control while embracing Chinese technology and regulation. REUTERS/Thinh Nguyen
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a lay wreath ceremony at the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum during a two day state visit to Hanoi, Vietnam December 13, 2023. Vietnam is increasingly edging closer to China's model of governance, tightening state control while embracing Chinese technology and regulation. REUTERS/Thinh Nguyen

By Francesco Guarascio

Vietnam is increasingly edging closer to China’s model of governance, tightening state control while embracing Chinese technology and regulation as its most powerful leader in decades heads to Beijing this week, according to internal documents, public policy plans and sources.

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