越南這個國家從歷史角度來看顯示了它有時是一個失敗者，有時是一個勝利者，但總是一個生存者。它成功了抵抗比更大的國家，中國，幾次的侵犯。它打敗了比他更先進更強大的敵人，法國和美國。它被日本佔領，但只不過短暫的佔領。今天的越南已成為亞洲經濟發展最快和友好的國家之ㄧ。但新一輪來自越南北方的攻勢可能正在上演。

The nation of Vietnam has proven time and again over the centuries that it is sometimes a loser, often a winner but always a survivor. It managed to resist encroachment and domination by the huge Chinese empire several times. It fought off other bigger and more technologically advanced aggressors, the French and the Americans. It was taken over by the Japanese, but only briefly. Today, Vietnam has emerged as one of the fastest growing developing economies in Asia and is establishing itself as a peaceful stakeholder in the world. However, a modern form of encroachment on the Vietnamese by the Chinese seems to be in play.