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  • qwename
    25·
    2 months ago

    PSA: Comrade Nguyễn Phú Trọng’s surname is Nguyễn, not “Trong”, his first name is Phú Trọng, not Trong.

    NYT also made the same mistake, by referring to him as “Mr. Trong”: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/world/asia/nguyen-phu-trong-dead.html

    This would be like referring to Mao Zedong as “Dong” or “Mr. Dong”.

    I thought this was a mistake, but according to Vietnamese customs “Mr. Trong” or “Trong” is indeed a valid way to refer to Comrade Trong. This is a humiliating display in lack of investigation by myself.

    The point about Mr. Dong still stands for Chinese names.

    • davelEnglish
      10·
      2 months ago

      There’s no going back from this comment: he’s Mr. Dong forever now.

      • ComradeSalad
        12·
        2 months ago

        It’s not even the goofiest name a communist leader has had. Stalin quite literally changed his birth name to, “Joe Steel”, like he’s some sort of cosplaying superhero.

        If we can have a Joe Steel, then we can absolutely have a Mr. Dong.

  • darkcalling
    12·
    2 months ago

    Rest in power.

    What does this mean for Vietnam now? I assume like China there are unfortunately liberal capitalist roaders who want to take the road to ruin. I hope this doesn’t give them an opening.

  • Makan ☭ CPUSAEnglish
    9·
    2 months ago

    Oh damn, I think we had a meeting between him and CPUSA representatives.