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| Landmark U.S. carrier Viet Nam visit signals warming ties |
| 2018-03-04 |
| Al-Rooters. Message sent to President-for-Life Xi The visit of a U.S. aircraft carrier to Vietnam for the first time since the end of the Vietnam War is a powerful symbol of the growing strategic ties between the former foes. But the arrival on Monday of the USS Carl Vinson also illustrates Hanoi's complex and evolving relationship with Beijing over the disputed South China Sea. For months now, Vietnamese envoys have been working to ease the concerns of their giant Chinese neighbor over the visit and the prospect of broader security co-operation between Hanoi and Washington, according to diplomats and others familiar with discussions. Vietnamese diplomats and military officers have repeatedly stressed the country's independent foreign policy and its desire for broad foreign relations - hoping to maintain stable ties with China while standing up to it over the South China Sea, the sources said. The Vinson will mark the biggest U.S. military presence in the country since 1975 when it berths in Danang for a five-day stay. |
| Posted by:Frank G |