Carl Thayer Quotes

What's new is the electronic media and the sheer volume of it was exceptional. - Carl Thayer

We know over the last year, in the build-up, there had been attempts to get him to step down, to attack his leadership. I don't see the fire from these sparks. It seems to have died out. - Carl Thayer

There is general agreement on the direction of economic policy, anti-corruption, reform of state-owned enterprises. - Carl Thayer

For Vietnam to step forward [on security cooperation], they have to step forward in two directions. They don't want to be roped into a US containment policy towards China.... They want the US to remain engaged [in Asia], but they don't want to get too close. - Carl Thayer

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