1.0Livingston Internationalhttps://www.livingstonintl.comDan Ovseyhttps://www.livingstonintl.com/author/dan-ovsey/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1kmtEXNesp"><a href="https://www.livingstonintl.com/why-washington-shouldnt-see-vietnam-as-the-next-china/">Why Washington Shouldn’t see Vietnam as the Next China</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.livingstonintl.com/why-washington-shouldnt-see-vietnam-as-the-next-china/embed/#?secret=1kmtEXNesp" width="600" height="338" title="“Why Washington Shouldn’t see Vietnam as the Next China” — Livingston International" data-secret="1kmtEXNesp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://cdn.livingstonintl.com/livingston-content/uploads/2019/10/25225452/iStock-1086206738.jpg1253836This article was originally published in Global Trade Magazine on Oct. 8, 2019.  By Cora Di Pietro, Vice President, Global Trade Consulting In a recent Senate Finance Committee report, U.S. Trade Czar Robert Lighthizer opined that Vietnam must take action to curb its growing trade surplus with the U.S., including removing barriers to market access... Read more »