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| POTUS sends letter to Vietnam leader promoting better ties |
| 2017-04-02 |
| [The Hill] President Trump wrote a letter to Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang last month promoting increased cooperation between their two countries, according to a statement posted on the Vietnamese government's website Friday. "In his letter dated on February 23, President Donald Trump affirmed his wish to boost cooperation with Vietnam and work with the regional countries to ensure peace and prosperity in Asia-Pacific on the basis of international law," the statement says. News of the letter came as U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius, who also served under the Obama administration, met with Quang on Friday. Relations between the U.S. and Vietnam strengthened under former President Barack Obama in response to a dispute with China in the South China Sea. Vietnam would have also been a key beneficiary of Obama's Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #7 Maybe he won't need to use tape. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-04-02 17:00 |
| #6 The Vietnamese have a deep seated apprehension of their imperialistic northern neighbor China. IIRC, a NVA commander: "The Americans will lose patience and be gone soon, it took a thousand years to drive off the Chinese!" |
| Posted by: magpie 2017-04-02 10:27 |
| #5 cc: Xi Jinping |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-04-02 10:17 |
| #4 We and the Brits were in a long tiff after the divorce, but eventually found mutual interests after about a hundred years. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-04-02 09:28 |
| #3 Vietnam is a natural ally today and most of them are very friendly to Americans. Getting closer ties, and maybe even a naval base is nothing but win-win for both countries. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2017-04-02 08:43 |
| #2 ...If the Vietnamese understand anything, it's this: First, there can be no worse enemy than us, but no better friend. Secondly, they lived 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend' for a looooong time while fighting us. They'll go for this. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2017-04-02 08:04 |
| #1 "We both hate/fear China", sorta thing? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-04-02 03:44 |