Colonialism And Neocolonialism In Vietnam

Colonialism/Neocolonialism
Vietnam
China colonized Vietnam around 200 BCE. Vietnam the gained its independence in 950 CE and remained independent until Vietnam the French began colonization in 1874. The French were eager to claim the area formally due to Britain’s rapid colonization of the Asia. The area became known as French Indochina. The main commodity or benefit the French saw in Vietnam was the economic advantages of trade routes between Europe and Indochina. The colonization of French Indochina (Vietnam) had some benefits for the native people. Education, industrialization and the addition of massive transportation systems assisted the area in becoming wealthier and more modern. This was because of the efforts of Governor Dumer.
They were able to have land and trade routes that were extremely beneficial for their economic growth and progress. The modernization of Vietnam allowed them to use cheap labor for various commodities and goods through neocolonialism. They were not complete dictators, and because of their strategy to assist political leaders that supported French colonization was successful, the profits kept rolling in for them.
Struggles due to the colonization of Vietnam and Indochina came when those who opposed the French rule stood up and began to fight for independence and communism. The French-Indochina War cost lives, money and precious resources due to their desire to maintain colonial rule.
Things could have been very different for France had they not colonized in what is now Vietnam. They would have lost a valuable trade route and foothold in the profitable ventures that Europe had in Asia. The wars and conflicts could have been avoided but the loss of life and money probably would have been nothing compared to what France would have missed out on financially had they not seized that territory and invested money in the
Articles exposing workplace conditions in Vietnam and the rest of Asia constantly trickle into the world’s press. America’s clothing manufacturers use the companies in Vietnam because of the lower cost and higher output. It can be safely assumed that if a company employs so many people yet has extremely low production costs to foreign manufacturers that labor is likely being forced or is at a minimum unethical.
Both colonialism and neocolonialism have had similarly negative impacts on Vietnam. Colonialism may have helped the few who helped aid France in enforcing a vision, the same can be said of the few who benefit from the poor conditions in factories that being in so much money. The positives have always been for the bigger countries who benefit from the exploited labor and the negatives seem to have always been the worst for Vietnam itself. War, social conflict and more are the result of both colonialism and neocolonialism and the impacts of the past will likely continue into the future.
The consequences seem to be negative overall. There are the few in Vietnam who profit like politicians and big businessmen but the lower class is the majority and until labor laws sweep in and change the working conditions and other countries stop exploiting the cheap labor for profit, it will remain