Vietnamese nationalism

Vietnamese nationalism (Vietnamese: chủ nghĩa dân tộc Việt Nam, or chủ nghĩa quốc gia Việt Nam) is a form of nationalism that asserts the Vietnamese people as an independent nation. It encompasses a broad range of ideas and sentiments harbored by the Vietnamese people in regards with national identity.

Since the mid-20th century, the communists have presented themselves as the only legitimate leaders of Vietnamese nationalism in order to legitimize the authority of the Communist Party. By contrast, anti-communists asserted that the communists had betrayed true nationalists and that Vietnamese communism and Vietnamese nationalism were mutually exclusive. Historical foreign domination has also created the fear that Vietnam may be "reconquered", which tends to fuel Vietnamese nationalism. Contemporary nationalist discourses in Vietnam emphasize anti-Chinese sentiment in various forms. Vietnam's current government propaganda is also regarded as a synthesis of socialism and nationalism.