HANOI: US President Joe Biden arrives in Vietnam on Sunday (Sep 10) to deepen cooperation between the two nations, in the face of China's growing ambitions in the region. Biden, who is flying from the G20
on Sunday to deepen cooperation between the two nations, in the face of China's growing ambitions in the region.
For Vietnam, the upgrading of diplomatic ties is significant. It only has top-level ties with Russia, India, South Korea and China. The report cited a Vietnamese finance ministry document that laid out plans to finance arms purchases from the Kremlin through a joint oil and gas project in Siberia.The United States and Vietnam – a key manufacturing hub – also have increasingly close trade ties, and Washington sees Hanoi as an important partner as it looks to source less from China after supply chain shocks rocked the global economy in recent years.
While the president has often criticised China's human rights record, he has largely stayed quiet on Vietnam and campaigners are fearful he may not press the subject.
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