You are just talking in circles and not bringing anything new to the discussion.
Yes, history is what it is:
Your China once shaked hands with your former enemy (the US) to work together against your former friend (the USSR and her allies). This is the history. “Use” or “depend” I dont care.
It was your compatriots who decided to reinterpret it through their own narrative, saying that China only “used” the US and was not “depending” on the US and at the same time interpreting Viet Nam as now “depending” on the US and not merely “using” the US (and you and your compatriots have failed to explain what makes this difference). Its clear to see that you and your compatriots are desperately trying to twist history and use word plays to escape from your criticism that was laid against VietNam which have now back fired on you. It looks really silly and comical and this is all there is to this debate. You are just talking in circles now.
Oh, man, did I say you vietnam depend on USA? Here I argue with you is that China use or depend on USA, Ok? and same kind of picture, you interpret the one you post is China depend on USA, but other my compatriot is nothing? you don't care? hehe, man, you think we care whether you care?
I need rice, mean I depend on rice to live? I need key to open the door, mean I can't enter into the house without key? you criticze we don't explain it clear, why not check whether it is understanding problem? I said, it is "depend on" problem, or understanding problem.
we desperatly twist the history? hehe, of course, it is your judge, I don't care, not expect somemore from you, and talking about history, Chinese know much more than you, at least, the history are recorded by Chinese.
You say I talk in circle? so, what else you want to debate on? and, from you comments, I don't find anything new, not hard to understand, but not right.
As the relationship between Vietnam and USA now, it is "using", not depend on, My opinion, because you are not allies now, whether will slip to "depend on", hard to say. and, give you some examples in my opinion, Japan and SK' national security "depend" on USA, China and Russia use each to leverage against USA.