Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Insanity in Vietnam

 Via Reborn

 The Latest: Vietnam imposes strict lockdown in southern city | The Independent

Tuan Hoang had innumerable videos on this subject today and the people are not happy. They've even brought down tanks/APC's.

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                In conclusion, "I’d say all of this on Twitter, but I can’t. You can, though."

Until this summer, Vietnam was a Covid success story.

Many Americans still think of Vietnam as a poor country of rice farmers. In fact, Vietnam’s economy has surged since 2000 as it picks up manufacturing priced out of China, its historic foe to the north. Fewer than 10 percent of Vietnam’s 100 million people now fall below the global poverty line.

Like China, Vietnam has a nominally Communist government better described as pro-growth and authoritarian. And like China, Vietnam moved aggressively to contain the coronavirus last year with apparent success.

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