"Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh và những di sản bất hủ của Người giúp Việt Nam có những thành tựu ngày hôm nay"

Celebrating the 133th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birth (19-5-1890/19-5-2023), Dr. Joe Pateman of the Department of Politics and International Relations of the University of Nottingham of England expressed his thoughts on working ideas, Ho Chi Minh diplomacy and Vietnam’s foreign policy during the presidency of Ho Chi Minh.

Dr. Pateman rated President Ho Chi Minh as a revolutionary, outstanding Communist soldier, patriot and struggle for freedom and peace. He has devoted his whole life to the career of struggling for national liberation and the prosperity of Vietnam. President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology of national independence, foreign affairs and international cooperation has prompted progressive movements in the world.

In African countries, France, England, Thailand and many other countries where Ho Chi Minh has passed, people continue to honor his heritage and contribution to Vietnam’s diplomatic relations.
Regarding Vietnam’s application of Ho Chi Minh foreign policy in international relations, Dr. Paterman assessed Vietnam has consistently applied the flexible and adaptive foreign policy of President Ho Chi Minh. He emphasized both on reasoning and practice, Ho Chi Minh always highlights the principles of equality, peace, cooperation, independence, autonomy and flexibility in all international activities. Vietnam’s bamboo tree diplomacy is encapsulated in this principle through how to walle it with bamboo trees: Healthy roots, durable stems and soft branches. Health roots are core guiding principles such as national interests, independence, autonomy in foreign relations.

This principle is associated with the diplomacy of President Ho Chi Minh and provides the basis for Vietnam’s foreign policy. Durability represents Vietnam’s resilience in implementing foreign policy despite the challenges and difficulties faced. This reaffirms the view of President Ho Chi Minh that Vietnam is friends of all countries, a country that needs to build strong relationships to withstand storms, or foreign-invasive natural disasters. The soft branch demonstrates Vietnam’s ability to stick with the principles while remaining flexible about strategy according to his teaching.

Assessing Vietnam today in the Ho Chi Minh era (Vietnam after gaining national independence and applying policies and teaching of President Ho Chi Minh left), Dr. Joe Pateman argues that since the gain of national independence, Vietnam has continued to apply Ho Chi Minh ideas creatively in the practical conditions of the country after the war and has achieved outstanding achievements in building socialism and foreign affairs. Become a power with the speed of development as today.

Under the guidance of Ho Chi Minh thought, the Communist Party of Vietnam has built modern socialist society, strong, bringing warmth, happiness to the people, becoming a fully sovereign country, having close ties with the international community. Dr. Pateman emphasized that Vietnam’s domestic and international achievements are rooted in the immortal heritage of President Ho Chi Minh. Under the guidance of Ho Chi Minh thought, the Communist Party of Vietnam has built modern socialist society, strong, bringing warmth, happiness to the people, becoming a fully sovereign country, having close ties with the international community. Dr. Pateman emphasized that Vietnam’s domestic and international achievements are rooted in the immortal heritage of President Ho Chi Minh.