Vietnamese nationalism

Vietnamese nationalism (Vietnamese: chủ nghĩa dân tộc 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 portrayed themselves as the sole rightful leaders of Vietnamese nationalism to legitimize the authority of the Communist Party. By contrast, anti-communists asserted that the communists had betrayed true nationalists and that communism was antithetical to Vietnamese nationalism; they identified this anti-communist nationalism as . 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.