To Lam Becomes Vietnam's Most Powerful Person, Ending Era of Power-Sharing

Hanoi: An era in Vietnam's political history has come to an end and the'To Lam'era has begun. The country's National Assembly has unopposed elected To Lam as President, making her Vietnam's most powerful person. She now holds both the key posts of General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of the country. This change breaks Vietnam's age-old'four-pillar'power-sharing arrangement and puts her in line with Chinese President Xi Jinping. This development could tip the balance of power in Asia. So Lam's journey to power has been a high-voltage drama. From a simple police officer to a Minister of Public Security and now the Supreme Leader, she has used an anti-corruption campaign called "Blazing Furnace" as a weapon. Under this campaign, she has dethroned many powerful opponents and strengthened her hold on the masses. Today, she wants to make the country a global manufacturing hub for cheap labour.