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Vietnam elects new leaders skilled in pandemic containment and economic management April 13, 2021 8:45 AM CDT By Amiad Horowitz
People ride motorcycles past a poster promoting the Communist Party Congress in Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan. 23, 2021. | Hau Dinh / AP
HANOI Vietnam has elected a new government, and although many Americans might not pay much attention to Vietnamese politics, there are significant reasons for them to do so especially now.
With one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Vietnam has become an important trade partner with the United States, reason enough to give it consideration. But secondly, the country’s internationally recognized success in containing the COVID-19 pandemic offers many lessons on what a socialist-oriented economy