[The victims] may have been guilty of ‘self-evolution’, the tendency of individuals to place themselves ahead of the party, which the ideologues see as a grave threat to party legitimacy.

Fear of being ensnared in the anti-corruption campaign has caused officials to avoid taking decisions, delaying job-creating investments.

As recent court cases demonstrate, the wealthy need to toe the party line or risk becoming victims of the anti-corruption campaign.

Wow, an anti corruption campaign that isn’t a CIA front?

This post is an absolute gold mine for funny liberal cope.

The vanquished are being allowed to retire quietly, so long as they cede power to their rivals.

Vietnam is turning away from the West and towards like-minded authoritarian partners.

is now clearer than ever that the Vietnamese leadership has no interest in initiating confrontation with China or being part of an ‘anti-China’ coalition. The CPV has successfully ‘played’ Western expectations on this score for some time.

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My personal favorite is this:

Fear of being ensnared in the anti-corruption campaign has caused officials to avoid taking decisions, delaying job-creating investments. An economic slowdown may cause popular discontent and it is not clear how the CPV will manage mass disaffection.

followed by this:

If the party tells them to create jobs, they will have little choice.

…sounds like they have a good plan for that bud.

They… really think everyone would love to be next Ukraine.