Joe Biden to visit Vietnam in September, White House says
1 year, 3 months ago

Joe Biden to visit Vietnam in September, White House says

Hindustan Times  

US president Joe Biden is set to travel to Vietnam on September 10, the White House said. As per the schedule, the US president will meet General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other key leaders “to discuss ways to further deepen cooperation between the United States and Vietnam.” US president Joe Biden “The leaders will explore opportunities to promote the growth of a technology-focused and innovation-driven Vietnamese economy, expand our people-to-people ties through education exchanges and workforce development programs, combat climate change, and increase peace, prosperity, and stability in the region,” the White House said in a statement. Earlier this month, Joe Biden had said that he would be traveling to Vietnam "shortly" because the country wanted to elevate its relationship with the United States and become a major partner. "He wants to elevate us to a major partner, along with Russia and China," Joe Biden said then.

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Biden to meet Vietnamese president on Wednesday, White House says
3 months ago

Biden to meet Vietnamese president on Wednesday, White House says

Hindustan Times  

By Trevor Hunnicutt Biden to meet Vietnamese president on Wednesday, White House says WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet Vietnam's President and ruling Communist Party Chief To Lam on Wednesday, the White House said on Sunday. Last September, Biden visited Vietnam and secured deals on semiconductors and minerals and an upgrade to Hanoi's highest diplomatic status, alongside …

Visit will carry forward neighbors' close friendship
4 months, 1 week ago

Visit will carry forward neighbors' close friendship

China Daily  

A view of Beijing's CBD area on Aug 19, 2022. Making China the destination for his first overseas visit since he was elected chief of the CPV Central Committee on Aug 3, following his predecessor Nguyen Phu Trong's death last month, conveys the great strategic significance Vietnam and the CPV attach to further deepening Sino-Vietnamese relations. That Lam will meet …

Visit will carry forward neighbors' close friendship
4 months, 1 week ago

Visit will carry forward neighbors' close friendship

China Daily  

A view of Beijing's CBD area on Aug 19, 2022. Making China the destination for his first overseas visit since he was elected chief of the CPV Central Committee on Aug 3, following his predecessor Nguyen Phu Trong's death last month, conveys the great strategic significance Vietnam and the CPV attach to further deepening Sino-Vietnamese relations. That Lam will meet …

China says Vietnam President To Lam to make three-day visit
4 months, 1 week ago

China says Vietnam President To Lam to make three-day visit

The Hindu  

China said Vietnamese President To Lam will visit for three days from Sunday, on his first overseas trip since he was formally named his country's top leader. "Vietnamese President To Lam will pay a state visit to China from August 18 to 20," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in a statement Thursday, adding Chinese President Xi Jinping had invited …

Blinken's visit serves to show regional allies' unease that they may be left in the lurch: China Daily editorial
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Blinken's visit serves to show regional allies' unease that they may be left in the lurch: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, August 1, 2024. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded his 10-day back-to-back visits to six countries neighboring China — Laos, Vietnam, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore and Mongolia — on Saturday. They strongly prefer that the United States not engage the world alone", a veiled jab at former US president Donald Trump's "America First" …

After a Major Upgrade, the US Military Wants to Take Things Further With Vietnam
9 months ago

After a Major Upgrade, the US Military Wants to Take Things Further With Vietnam

The Diplomat  

U.S. military leaders are eyeing more cooperation with Vietnam in 2024, aiming to deepen a relationship that has expanded rapidly amid heightened tensions with China. “We’d really like to get to Vietnam,” Col. Brandon Teague, commander of the U.S. Army’s 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade, said in an interview at a conference in Washington, D.C. in October. “So we’d really …

Vantage | Why world's investors and political leaders are wooing Vietnam
1 year ago

Vantage | Why world's investors and political leaders are wooing Vietnam

Firstpost  

As the world de-risks or de-couples from China, it is a turning point for Vietnam. This could be the making of a new ‘Asian Tiger’ Vietnam, a southeast Asian country, smaller in size than the Indian state of Rajasthan, with a population of 100 million and among the fastest growing economies in the region. In September, US President Joe Biden …

Elevating China-Vietnam ties in tune with trends of times
1 year ago

Elevating China-Vietnam ties in tune with trends of times

China Daily  

China and Vietnam have agreed on Tuesday to build a community with a shared future that carries strategic significance on the basis of deepening the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two sides, unveiling a new chapter in bilateral ties. Regardless of how the international situation may change, the two sides jointly uphold peace and tranquility, pursue development and cooperation, …

China’s Xi pushes more trust with Vietnam after Hanoi’s move closer to Washington
1 year ago

China’s Xi pushes more trust with Vietnam after Hanoi’s move closer to Washington

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. At a summit in Hanoi, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Vietnamese Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong called for the bolstering of their strategic relationship and agreed to cooperate on issues ranging from …

China’s Xi visits Vietnam weeks after it strengthened ties with the US and Japan
1 year ago

China’s Xi visits Vietnam weeks after it strengthened ties with the US and Japan

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday seeking to deepen ties with the Southeast Asian neighbor, weeks after it elevated its diplomatic relations with the United States and Japan. At the meeting with Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Xi announced that the countries would work together to create a “China-Vietnam community with a …

Can Biden and Xi get the US-China relationship back on track?
1 year, 1 month ago

Can Biden and Xi get the US-China relationship back on track?

The Independent  

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping certainly have plenty to talk about – and in San Francisco they have at least a few hours to do so. The meeting between the two – during a summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum – is the first in a year, and Xi’s first trip to the US since former president Donald …

Biden, Xi discuss US-China relationship, economic issues ahead of APEC Summit
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden, Xi discuss US-China relationship, economic issues ahead of APEC Summit

Hindustan Times  

U.S. President Joe Biden met Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the first time in a year on Wednesday for talks that may ease friction between the two superpowers over military conflicts, drug-trafficking and artificial intelligence. US President Joe Biden greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders' week in Woodside, California on November 15, …

A New Era Is Dawning in US-Vietnam Relations
1 year, 2 months ago

A New Era Is Dawning in US-Vietnam Relations

The Diplomat  

When U.S. President Joe Biden and leaders of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam met on September 10 in Hanoi to announce the details of their countries’ new comprehensive strategic partnership, they heralded a new era of cooperation between the two nations. For Vietnam, deepening ties with the U.S. will bolster its efforts to realize its vast economic potential while also …

Can an Upgraded US Partnership Help Vietnam Escape China’s Orbit?
1 year, 3 months ago

Can an Upgraded US Partnership Help Vietnam Escape China’s Orbit?

The Diplomat  

U.S. President Joe Biden announced in mid-August that he would be “going to Vietnam shortly” to upgrade bilateral relations with the country, a move that the United States had pushed for several times but has not eventuated due to Vietnam’s concern for China’s retaliation. When China moved the Haiyang Shiyou 981 oil rig into Vietnamese waters in 2014, “escaping China’s …

Vietnam, key piece of America’s Indo-Pacific puzzle
1 year, 3 months ago

Vietnam, key piece of America’s Indo-Pacific puzzle

The Hindu  

In international relations, strategic turnarounds are not uncommon, and are in fact embedded in the very tapestry of anarchical structural realities. On September 10, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, Nguyen Phu Trong, and the U.S. President, Joe Biden, met in Vietnam during Mr. Biden’s visit, marking a new phase in the bilateral relationship between …

China sees ‘Cold War mentality’ in US-Vietnam pact, Vietnamese disagree
1 year, 3 months ago

China sees ‘Cold War mentality’ in US-Vietnam pact, Vietnamese disagree

Al Jazeera  

Pulled in opposite directions by Washington and Beijing, everyday Vietnamese people say staying neutral is best. China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning advised Washington to discard its “hegemonic and Cold War mentality” when asked about Trong and Biden signing up to a comprehensive strategic partnership equal to Beijing’s own relations with Vietnam. US ambassador to Vietnam Marc E Knapper said …

Biden’s Vietnam embrace repeats past US mistakes
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden’s Vietnam embrace repeats past US mistakes

Al Jazeera  

The US is again attempting to draw Vietnam into superpower politics. Beyond a half-dozen investment agreements which provided business benefits for both sides, Biden came away hailing an announcement that the United States had established a “comprehensive strategic partnership” with the communist government of Vietnam – which Hanoi already has with China, Russia, India and South Korea. Then, the US …

Biden will spend less than two hours in Alaska marking 9/11 but White House says a memorial will be installed on the North Portico to remember the 22nd anniversary of the terror attacks
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden will spend less than two hours in Alaska marking 9/11 but White House says a memorial will be installed on the North Portico to remember the 22nd anniversary of the terror attacks

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden is scheduled to be on the ground in Alaska for less than two hours Monday as he marks the 22nd anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. GOING BACK IN TIME: President Joe Biden spent the morning of Monday, September 11 in meetings with Vietmanese leaders including Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. …

In India and Vietnam, Biden looks past differences on Russia and embraces imperfect partners
1 year, 3 months ago

In India and Vietnam, Biden looks past differences on Russia and embraces imperfect partners

Associated Press  

HANOI, Vietnam — President Joe Biden on Monday wrapped up a five-day diplomatic sprint through Vietnam and India that put a spotlight on imperfect partners that he believes will be crucial for global stability in the years to come. The president’s pragmatic approach was also on display over the weekend at the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi in …

'It's not about containing China', says Biden on strengthening trade relations with Vietnam
1 year, 3 months ago

'It's not about containing China', says Biden on strengthening trade relations with Vietnam

India TV News  

Amid tensions with Beijing, US President Joe Biden on Sunday asserted that his push to strengthen relations with Vietnam was not part of any efforts to initiate a 'cold war' with China, but rather about providing global stability by building relationships with Asian countries. During his visit, Biden described the US and Vietnam as "critical partners at a very critical …

Biden leads US tech executives in talks with business leaders in Vietnam
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden leads US tech executives in talks with business leaders in Vietnam

Al Jazeera  

Business talks held as Washington and Hanoi seek to deepen cooperation amid shared concerns about China’s rise. Executives of top tech firms, including Google and Intel, have met with business leaders in Vietnam as part of United States President Joe Biden’s landmark visit to the Southeast Asian country. Tech leaders joined Biden and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on …

Biden opens Vietnam visit by saying the two countries are 'critical partners' at a 'critical time'
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden opens Vietnam visit by saying the two countries are 'critical partners' at a 'critical time'

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden opened a brief visit to Vietnam on Sunday by telling the country’s leadership that the two nations have a chance to shape the Indo-Pacific for decades to come. “Vietnam and the U.S. are critical partners at what I would argue is a very critical time,” Mr. Biden told Nguyễn Phú Trọng, general secretary of the Communist …

Joe Biden talks tough on China: ‘Don’t want to contain Beijing but…'
1 year, 3 months ago

Joe Biden talks tough on China: ‘Don’t want to contain Beijing but…'

Hindustan Times  

US president Joe Biden insisted that he does not want to "contain" China amid a host of deepening divisions on trade, security and rights between Washington and Beijing. Joe Biden also said China “has a difficult economic problem right now for a whole range of reasons that relate to international growth and lack thereof, and the policies that China has …

Biden says US outreach to Vietnam is about providing global stability, not containing China
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden says US outreach to Vietnam is about providing global stability, not containing China

Associated Press  

HANOI, Vietnam — President Joe Biden said Sunday his visit to Vietnam to showcase stronger ties with Hanoi was not about trying to start a “cold war” with China, but rather was part of a broader effort to provide global stability by building U.S. relationships throughout Asia at a time of tensions with Beijing. “It’s not about containing China,” Biden …

Biden says U.S. outreach to Vietnam is about providing global stability, not containing China
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden says U.S. outreach to Vietnam is about providing global stability, not containing China

LA Times  

President Biden with Nguyễn Phú Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, at a welcome ceremony Sunday in Hanoi. President Biden said Sunday his visit to Vietnam to showcase stronger ties with Hanoi was not about trying to start a “cold war” with China, but rather was part of a broader effort to provide global stability by building …

Joe Biden says China less likely to invade Taiwan amid economic downturn
1 year, 3 months ago

Joe Biden says China less likely to invade Taiwan amid economic downturn

The Telegraph  

Joe Biden said China was becoming too weak to invade Taiwan, blaming the slowing economy on helping to reduce the threat of a full-scale attack. Despite Beijing’s bellicose rhetoric and manoeuvres in the South China Sea, Mr Biden said the slowdown would affect Beijing’s ability to seize control of Taiwan over which it has claimed sovereignty for decades. “I don’t …

US President Biden visits Vietnam: Wartime foes to highest-level partners?
1 year, 3 months ago

US President Biden visits Vietnam: Wartime foes to highest-level partners?

Al Jazeera  

US President Joe Biden and Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong are expected to agree to new partnership. China will be watching Biden’s visit closely, too, assessing whether Vietnam’s cosying of relations with the US weakens Beijing’s influence in Hanoi or alters strategic interests with its southern neighbour. ‘Remarkable breakthrough in bilateral ties’ Vietnam and the US are …

Biden aims to use G20 summit and Vietnam visit to highlight US as trustworthy alternative to China
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden aims to use G20 summit and Vietnam visit to highlight US as trustworthy alternative to China

India TV News  

US President Joe Biden is looking to demonstrate to the world at the Group of 20 summit in India and during a stop in Vietnam that the United States and its like-minded allies are better economic and security partners than China. White House officials said Biden, who was set to depart for New Delhi on Thursday evening, will use this …

Biden heads for G20 to seize on Xi, Putin no-shows
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden heads for G20 to seize on Xi, Putin no-shows

Live Mint  

US President Joe Biden leaves for the G20 in India on Thursday, aiming to boost alliances at a summit where global tensions will be highlighted by the absence of the leaders of China and Russia. "As the president heads to the G20, he's committed to working with emerging market partners to deliver big things together," White House National Security Advisor …

Biden will visit Hanoi next month as he seeks to strengthen US-Vietnam relations
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden will visit Hanoi next month as he seeks to strengthen US-Vietnam relations

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is heading to Vietnam next month to meet with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other Vietnamese leaders, the White House announced on Monday. He then told donors at a New Mexico reception earlier this month that he would “be going to Vietnam shortly because Vietnam wants to change our relationship and become a partner.” …

Biden will visit Hanoi next month as he seeks to strengthen US-Vietnam relations
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden will visit Hanoi next month as he seeks to strengthen US-Vietnam relations

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden is heading to Vietnam next month to …

Yellen visits Vietnam, seeking to build US ties and supply chains, and offset tensions with China
1 year, 5 months ago

Yellen visits Vietnam, seeking to build US ties and supply chains, and offset tensions with China

Associated Press  

HANOI — The U.S. considers building strong economic and security ties with Vietnam a priority, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday as she met with Vietnamese officials in a visit aimed at fortifying America’s relations across Asia. “The United States considers Vietnam a key partner in advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific,” Yellen told Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh …

Is a US-Vietnam Strategic Partnership Likely to Happen Soon?
1 year, 7 months ago

Is a US-Vietnam Strategic Partnership Likely to Happen Soon?

The Diplomat  

Coming just two weeks after the fruitful telephone call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Nguyen Phu Trong, the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to Hanoi on April 14-16 was a bold move aimed at strengthening the U.S.-Vietnam relationship. Vietnam has stated that it is willing to elevate ties with all …

US, Vietnam pledge to boost ties as Blinken visits Hanoi
1 year, 8 months ago

US, Vietnam pledge to boost ties as Blinken visits Hanoi

Associated Press  

HANOI — Fifty years after the last U.S. combat troops left South Vietnam, Secretary of State Antony Blinken looked Saturday to strengthen America’s ties with its old foes in Hanoi as it seeks to counter China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific. Blinken and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh pledged to boost relations to new levels as they met just …

Joe Biden says U.S. 'strategic ambiguity' policy on Taiwan unchanged
2 years, 7 months ago

Joe Biden says U.S. 'strategic ambiguity' policy on Taiwan unchanged

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden on May 24 said Washington's "strategic ambiguity" policy for Taiwan remains in place, a day after his comment about readiness to defend the island against a Chinese invasion suggested a change. Mr. Biden's latest declaration followed similar insistence from top U.S. officials that a decades-old approach to Taiwan remains in place. The reassurances follow the President's answer …

US plan for anti-China alliance set for failure
2 years, 7 months ago

US plan for anti-China alliance set for failure

China Daily  

Security officials stand in the Rose Garden as President Joe Biden participates in the photo for the US-ASEAN Special Summit in Washington, DC on May 12, 2022. The administration of United States President Joe Biden recently held its long-planned summit in Washington with the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Those who observed last week's summit will be …

How different is Joe Biden’s ‘pivot to Asia’ from predecessors?
2 years, 7 months ago

How different is Joe Biden’s ‘pivot to Asia’ from predecessors?

Al Jazeera  

On his first visit to Asia as US president, Biden wants to reassure allies about Washington’s strategic focus on China. It’s a decade after Barack Obama announced a “pivot to Asia”, and successive US administrations have talked about China’s growing economic, diplomatic and military clout. A year ago, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said China represented the United States’s …

Top US, China officials to meet over intense divides
3 years, 9 months ago

Top US, China officials to meet over intense divides

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senior U.S. and Chinese officials will meet next week in their first face-to-face talks since President Joe Biden took office to confront growing strains in the relationship between the world’s two largest economies. The White House and State Department said Wednesday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan will see China’s top foreign …

Foreign policy challenges that U.S. President Joe Biden faces in Asia
3 years, 10 months ago

Foreign policy challenges that U.S. President Joe Biden faces in Asia

The Hindu  

Governmentsaround the world, from China to Colombia, are watching Washington, D.C. United States President Joe Biden’s foreign policy team has been put in place, but it has not yet cemented its positions on a series of important issues. Even where Biden’s nominated Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and National Security Adviser, Jacob “Jake” Sullivan, have made their views clear in …

‘U.S. will restore frayed alliances’: Antony Blinken
3 years, 11 months ago

‘U.S. will restore frayed alliances’: Antony Blinken

The Hindu  

Antony Blinken, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to be Secretary of State, vowed on Tuesday that the United States will “outcompete” a rising China while reviving frayed alliances, in a sea change from Donald Trump’s go-it-alone “America First” approach. “We can outcompete China — and remind the world that a government of the people, by the people, can deliver for …

Joe Biden’s long history with China is unlikely to mend Trump-era rift
4 years, 1 month ago

Joe Biden’s long history with China is unlikely to mend Trump-era rift

Hindustan Times  

Unlike Donald Trump, whom Chinese officials had little knowledge of before he took office, Joe Biden is well known in Beijing. Yet his stance toward the world’s second-largest economy hardened over the past decade: On the campaign trail, he blasted Beijing for its actions in Hong Kong, dubbed its policies toward Muslim minorities in the western region of Xinjiang “unconscionable” …

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