Help from Socialist Nations to Vietnam: A Case Study of Romania’s Economic Aid to Vietnam trom 1965 to 1975
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Adstract: The article concentrates on studying the issue of Romania’s economic aid to Vietnam during the country’s resistance war against the United States in the period from 1965 to 1975. To research the article’s content, the authors use two primary research methods in historical science (the historical method and the logical method). In particular, the historical method allows the authors to “reconstruct” the overall image of Romania’s economic aid activities to Vietnam from 1965 to 1975, based on exploiting various historical sources. The logical method assists the authors in making appropriate and compelling remarks and assessments, as well as identifying normative or substantive issues from historical events and phenomena related to this issue. Furthermore, the authors also employ multiple research methods, such as analysis, synthesis, systems, statistics, comparison, and so on, while processing documents as well as researching the contents of each specific problem. The article was completed on the basis of exploiting documentary sources at the National Archives of Romania, the Center for Diplomatic Archives at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania, and the Wilson Center Digital Archive (USA), as well as some original documents and academic achievements of Vietnamese scholars. The research findings discussed in this article will make a certain contribution to studying the issue of support and assistance from socialist nations to Vietnam during the country’s resistance war against the United States between 1965 and 1975.
Keywords: Romania’s economic aid to Vietnam, financial assistance, diplomatic relations, international cooperation.
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