I suppose , want to elaborate
It’s no guarantee but when totalitarian nations allow in western capitalism capital investment it tends to have a liberalizing effect however imperfect
If we don’t do that then we just wait for a total collapse which we hope will be replaced by something better which may not be
Of course Vietnam is unlikely to become Singapore anytime soon but less likely to revert to more totalitarianism
If you look at the track records of how communist and dictatorial nations evolve once any economic self determination is introduced
Standards of living rise and so does freedom however imperfect by our jaded comparison
Imagine neo Stalinist Hanoi of 1965 with today
Or Maoist China with today
Better than before however flawed
Had we not invested it would not have been as possible or others like the French who never hold back would have