Vietnam's dream of becoming a great power has always been the pursuit of the country, but for a number of reasons, this dream faces a series of difficulties. First of all, geographical restrictions have become a major obstacle to Vietnam's dream of becoming a great power. Vietnam is located at the southeastern tip of Southeast Asia and the Indochina Peninsula, with a land area of only 330,000 square kilometers. Although Vietnam has historically expanded over the past eight centuries and its land area has increased, it has been difficult to expand due to terrain restrictions and blocked routes. Therefore, due to geographical reasons, Vietnam's dream of becoming a great power was uncertain from the beginning.
At the same time, Vietnam's relatively late start is another problem it encounters in realizing its dream of becoming a great power. After the establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty in 960, Vietnam began its own expansion plans. However, Vietnam started relatively late due to the long time it took to expand. Compared to Japan, Germany, and the United Kingdom, these countries recovered faster after World War II, while Vietnam was in the disadvantageous position of starting low and other countries developing rapidly, which made its dream of a great power even more distant.
Another problem facing Vietnam is the obstruction of neighboring countries. Although Vietnam is aware of the attitude of its neighbors, they still choose to pursue the dream of becoming a great power. However, Vietnam's historical aggression against neighboring countries and its coveting of Laos and Cambodia have made these countries eye. During French colonial rule, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia became one, but Vietnam did not give up, but waited for the opportunity to move, and after World War II, it got out of this situation and began its own great power aggression. However, while the operation in the north was brutal and inhumane, the people in the south were not satisfied, which made the contradiction between the north and the south the basis for the subsequent failure of the operation. The defense and resistance of neighboring countries have also made it more difficult for Vietnam to realize its dream of becoming a great power.
In addition, Vietnam's economic structure is also deformed. In order to realize the dream of becoming a great power, Vietnam has carried out many economic reforms. However, Vietnam's over-reliance on foreign capital and foreign companies has led to an increasingly deformed economic structure. Once foreign capital is withdrawn, regardless of size, Vietnam's economy will be affected. At the same time, Vietnam's total debt is very high, almost equal to the country's income. Such economic problems have made Vietnam's dream of becoming a great power even more hopeless.
In summary, Vietnam's dream of becoming a great power faces a variety of difficulties, including geographical restrictions, late starts, obstruction by neighboring countries, and a distorted economic structure. These problems make it almost impossible for Vietnam to realize its dream of becoming a great power. However, as long as Vietnam can recognize the current situation, work hard to improve its shortcomings, and work in the right direction, there is still a turning point. It is only through reform and its own efforts that Vietnam will be able to realize its dream of becoming a great power. At present, Vietnam still has many problems to be solved, but as long as we can face up to and solve these problems, I believe that Vietnam will be able to get rid of its predicament and achieve greater development.