Washington considers Hanoi a key partner in a region where China looms large.
WASHINGTON: US president Joe Biden will visit Vietnam next month to meet with top officials on issues ranging from technology and the economy to regional stability and climate change, as Washington eyes closer ties in a region where China looms large.
Vietnam, meanwhile, must weigh the reaction of its powerful neighbour as China becomes more assertive. Diplomats have said it would be a significant disappointment if Biden did go to the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations summits in Jakarta. The visits “will develop bilateral relationship in a sustainable, substantive and long-term manner, contributing to peace, stability and cooperation in the region and in the world”, ministry of foreign affairs spokesman Pham Thu Hang said in a statement.
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