I have been thinking to myself, what if South Vietnam was fell to the communists? Apparently many people during the 60s and the 70s were yearning for the collapse of the Saigon government. Some analysts ever said collapse was immediate without heavy US military aid. In spite of all the odds South Vietnam has prevailed.
Nowadays the two Vietnams sort of resemble the Korean peninsula.
South Vietnam although nowhere near as successful as South Korea. South Vietnam is doing quite good for it self. Its economy is booming. Some analysts have predicted it is set to surpass Thailand in the next 5 years or so.
North Vietnam luckily is not the cesspool that North Korea has deteriorate to. But country is having really hard time making economic progress due to most of its infrastructure being completely obliterated by US/ RVN AF. And the famine of 1988 bought the whole country down. I guess Hanoi's warmongering has caught up with it. Resembles it neighbor Laos.
Do you think if North Vietnam conquered the South and reunify the whole country under their leadership , it might do Chinese style reforms?
Nowadays the two Vietnams sort of resemble the Korean peninsula.
South Vietnam although nowhere near as successful as South Korea. South Vietnam is doing quite good for it self. Its economy is booming. Some analysts have predicted it is set to surpass Thailand in the next 5 years or so.
North Vietnam luckily is not the cesspool that North Korea has deteriorate to. But country is having really hard time making economic progress due to most of its infrastructure being completely obliterated by US/ RVN AF. And the famine of 1988 bought the whole country down. I guess Hanoi's warmongering has caught up with it. Resembles it neighbor Laos.
Do you think if North Vietnam conquered the South and reunify the whole country under their leadership , it might do Chinese style reforms?
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