Why Vietnam is being emphasized as the main subject of the acceleration of vaccine diplomacy from leader countries?
Why Vietnam is being emphasized as the main subject of the acceleration of vaccine diplomacy from leader countries?

Summary/Abstract: The Covid-19 outbreak has poses a global health crisis to the world regard-ing the global economy, trade relations and polarization of globalization. This pandemic also demonstrates the high rate of vulnerability of the inter-national community. From this moment, leadership and crisis management are being challenged towards world leaders and heads of state. Several countries are symbols for the Covid-19 pandemic contamination. On the con-trary, some are put under big question mark for their leader capability due to failed policies. The US, one of the great economies and market leaders, was struggling difficultly to handle the pandemic. Although, the time was hard, but the vaccine development race had been launched since the first outbreak. Vaccine diplomacy shall be based on sharing and sympathy. This step means that vaccine, drug, and medical equipment will be equally dis-tributed to less developed and developing countries in need, which do not have the technologies and capability to produce their own vaccine. Eventual-ly, vaccine diplomacy is also used as a sub-element of public diplomacy of soft power which is to gain more influence in a specific targeted region and to enhance national branding. Vietnam is being one of the countries receiv-ing the largest batches of vaccine from the United States (the US), European countries, Japan, and China. Why the two countries in the Quadrilateral Se-curity Dialogue group are donating tremendously to Vietnam? How will Vi-etnam diplomatically tackle this “Sinophobia” while China pledges to support the country in the future right after the visit of the US’s vice president Kama-la Harris and during the visit of Japanese Minister of Defense Kishi Nobuo? This article will dig deeper into the implication hidden behind the tremendous generosities from leader economies.

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