People, chill. Why do you have to make this about each other?
Vietnam is probably trying to do what is best for themselves, which would include not provoking their large and powerful neighbor. Insisting that the Vietnamese government "choose a side" is silly. They already have a side they are supposed to be on: their own.
As for Taiwan and independence - if just declaring independence were all that was needed, there would be a lot more small countries in the world than there are. We should assume that the DPP are not so naive.
Vietnam is probably trying to do what is best for themselves, which would include not provoking their large and powerful neighbor. Insisting that the Vietnamese government "choose a side" is silly. They already have a side they are supposed to be on: their own.
As for Taiwan and independence - if just declaring independence were all that was needed, there would be a lot more small countries in the world than there are. We should assume that the DPP are not so naive.