Will Vietnam be in Donald Trump's trade crosshairs?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : President Joe Biden called Vietnam "a critical power in the world and a bellwether in this vital region", and removed the "currency manipulator" label imposed by Trump.
55% : Foreign investment hit $36.6bn last year, while Vietnam's trade surplus with the US soared to more than $104bn, nearly three times its level of $38bn in 2017, when Trump took office.
43% : "Now, more than ever, it's critical to transcend the 'zero-sum game' mindset and guard against nationalism skewing policy decisions," he said.
35% : Experts said Vietnam could increase scrutiny of Chinese investments or launch anti-dumping investigations to appease Trump, or take steps to narrow its trade surplus by purchasing military equipment, civilian aircraft or liquefied natural gas from US companies.
34% : Trump has vowed to impose tariffs of 60 per cent on imports from China and up to 20 per cent on goods from all other countries.
16% : While Trump did not mentioned Vietnam during the recent presidential election campaign, he called out the country in 2019 as "almost the single worst abuser of everybody".

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