Harris urges Vietnam to join U.S. in opposing ‘bullying’ by China
3 years, 4 months ago

Harris urges Vietnam to join U.S. in opposing ‘bullying’ by China

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris called on Vietnam to join the U.S. in challenging China’s “bullying” in the South China Sea, continuing her sharp rhetoric against Beijing as she met with Vietnamese leaders Wednesday. Harris also expressed support for sending an additional U.S. Coast Guard cutter to Vietnam to help defend its security interests in the disputed waterway, and pledged that the U.S. would “maintain a strong presence in the South China Sea” to challenge China. During remarks in Singapore on Tuesday, Harris said Beijing’s actions to press its territorial claims in the South China Sea amount to “coercion” and “intimidation.” The vice president’s rebuke of China comes in the middle of her weeklong tour of Southeast Asia, a trip that brought her to Singapore and Vietnam in a bid to strengthen U.S. ties to the Indo-Pacific region to counter China’s growing military and economic influence there. In addition to her commitment to defend the South China Sea against Beijing’s advances, Harris unveiled an array of new partnerships and support for Vietnam in areas including climate change, trade and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Leaders of China and Vietnam pledge to strengthen political and economic ties
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Leaders of China and Vietnam pledge to strengthen political and economic ties

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The leaders of China and Vietnam pledged to further their economic ties and gave a nod to their shared communist ideology during the first visit by Vietnam’s new president to Beijing on Monday. Xi remarked on the “deep friendship” between Vietnam and China and said Vietnam was a priority for Beijing’s “neighborhood diplomacy.” “As two ruling Communist parties …

Beijing and Hanoi united in their desire to ensure stable regional environment: China Daily editorial
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Beijing and Hanoi united in their desire to ensure stable regional environment: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping meets with Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 26, 2024. In December last year, during a visit to Hanoi, President Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist …

In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia
1 year ago

In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia

Al Jazeera  

In 2023, the US made a ‘once in a generation effort’ to boost diplomatic and defence ties in the Asia Pacific as part of a campaign to compete with China, analysts say. And the US military’s so-called “freedom of navigation exercises” in the contested waterways near China are part of a push by the administration of President Joe Biden to …

US confident over Vietnam ties despite defence pledges with China
1 year ago

US confident over Vietnam ties despite defence pledges with China

Firstpost  

During China President Xi Jinping’s visit to Hanoi last week, Vietnam’s leaders strengthened their connections with Beijing, three months after they had done the same with Washington during Joe Biden’s visit, which has been hailed as a victory for Vietnam’s “Bamboo diplomacy” As the two superpowers vie for influence, Hanoi this week declared stronger connections with China, especially on defence …

China’s Xi on visit to Vietnam months after Hanoi strengthened ties with US
1 year, 1 month ago

China’s Xi on visit to Vietnam months after Hanoi strengthened ties with US

Al Jazeera  

President Xi Jinping’s first state visit to Vietnam in six years seeks to deepen ties between the communist neighbours. China’s President Xi Jinping is in Vietnam for his first state visit in six years, seeking to strengthen ties between the communist neighbours as Hanoi deepens diplomatic relations with Western countries. Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Xi’s …

Vice President Harris will face doubts and dysfunction at the Southeast Asian nations summit
1 year, 4 months ago

Vice President Harris will face doubts and dysfunction at the Southeast Asian nations summit

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will deepen her outreach to Southeast Asia this week at an international summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she’ll try to erase doubts about U.S. commitment to the region stirred by President Joe Biden’s absence. John Kirby, a White House national security spokesman, said Harris has “made our alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific a …

US seeks stronger alliance with India in South China Sea
1 year, 6 months ago

US seeks stronger alliance with India in South China Sea

India Today  

The United States expects a greater partnership with India in the South China Sea, where China has been at the center of numerous territorial disputes with regional countries, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said on Wednesday. The United States and India declared themselves "among the closest partners in the world" last week during a state visit to Washington …

Chinese threat in South China Sea rising, hope India is paying close attention, says Taiwanese minister
1 year, 6 months ago

Chinese threat in South China Sea rising, hope India is paying close attention, says Taiwanese minister

India TV News  

As China continues to deploy massive numbers of maritime warships and military assets, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu has expressed concern that the threat of Chinese domination over the South China Sea is increasing rapidly which merits united efforts to tackle the challenge. Wu also said that he hoped India was paying close attention to China's increasing activities to …

VP Harris urges defense of sovereignty in South China Sea
2 years, 1 month ago

VP Harris urges defense of sovereignty in South China Sea

Associated Press  

PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines — Vice President Kamala Harris urged countries on Tuesday to stand up for territorial integrity and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, which has been challenged by China, and said Washington would press an international campaign against “irresponsible behavior” in the disputed waters. Harris did not cite China by name but was obviously referring to …

VP Harris urges defence of sovereignty in South China Sea
2 years, 1 month ago

VP Harris urges defence of sovereignty in South China Sea

Al Jazeera  

Harris calls on countries to stand up for territorial integrity and freedom of navigation in disputed South China Sea, claimed by China. The United States will stand by the Philippines in the face of intimidation and coercion in the South China Sea, US Vice President Kamala Harris has said while visiting Palawan island on the edge of the disputed waters. …

Kamala Harris To Visit Front-line Philippine Island In South China Sea Feud
2 years, 1 month ago

Kamala Harris To Visit Front-line Philippine Island In South China Sea Feud

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Kamala Harris will underscore America’s commitment to defending treaty ally the Philippines with a visit that started Sunday and involves flying to an island province facing the disputed South China Sea, where Washington has accused China of bullying smaller claimant nations. Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez said Harris’s trip to …

VP Harris to visit front-line Philippine island in sea feud
2 years, 1 month ago

VP Harris to visit front-line Philippine island in sea feud

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Kamala Harris will underscore America’s commitment to defending treaty ally the Philippines with a visit that started Sunday and involves flying to an island province facing the disputed South China Sea, where Washington has accused China of bullying smaller claimant nations. Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez said Harris’s trip to Palawan shows the …

VP Harris meets with China’s Xi in bid to ‘keep lines open’
2 years, 1 month ago

VP Harris meets with China’s Xi in bid to ‘keep lines open’

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris spoke briefly with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Saturday in another step toward keeping lines of communication open between the two biggest economies. “I noted a key message that President Biden emphasized in his November 14 meeting with President Xi: we must maintain open lines of communication to responsibly manage the competition between …

VP Harris has brief encounter with China's leader Xi
2 years, 1 month ago

VP Harris has brief encounter with China's leader Xi

The Independent  

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Harris focuses Asia trip on security, adds tour to Korea DMZ
2 years, 3 months ago

Harris focuses Asia trip on security, adds tour to Korea DMZ

Associated Press  

TOKYO — In meeting after meeting with Asian leaders Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris emphasized the U.S. commitment to regional security and the White House disclosed that she would visit the Demilitarized Zone dividing the rival Koreas. North Korea test-fired a short-range ballistic missile shortly before Harris left Washington, an apparent response to joint military exercises between the United States …

China accuses US of trying to ‘hijack’ support in Asia
2 years, 7 months ago

China accuses US of trying to ‘hijack’ support in Asia

Associated Press  

SINGAPORE — China’s defense minister accused the United States on Sunday of trying to “hijack” the support of countries in the Asia-Pacific region to turn them against Beijing, saying Washington is seeking to advance its own interests “under the guise of multilateralism.” Defense Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe lashed out at U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, rejecting his “smearing accusation” …

Vice President Kamala Harris to host meeting with Quad leaders
3 years, 3 months ago

Vice President Kamala Harris to host meeting with Quad leaders

India TV News  

US Vice President Kamala Harris would host a separate meeting with the prime ministers of three Quad countries - India, Australia and Japan - at the White House to discuss with them the important factors for democracies to go forward, officials said. President Joe Biden, the three prime ministers -- Narendra Modi, Scott Morrison from Australia and Yoshihide Suga from …

China’s Wang Yi tells Vietnam to avoid magnifying sea dispute
3 years, 4 months ago

China’s Wang Yi tells Vietnam to avoid magnifying sea dispute

Al Jazeera  

The foreign minister says the two countries should be vigilant to resist the intervention of extraterritorial forces in the South China Sea. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told a top Vietnamese official the two countries should refrain from unilateral actions regarding the South China Sea that could complicate the situation and magnify disputes. Wang said the two countries should …

Harris says she urged Vietnam to free political dissidents
3 years, 4 months ago

Harris says she urged Vietnam to free political dissidents

Associated Press  

HANOI, Vietnam — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday she raised issues of human rights abuses and restrictions on political activism in her conversations with Vietnamese leaders this week, but offered no indication those talks bore fruit. In her news conference, Harris also fielded questions on the chaotic U.S. exit from Afghanistan, but did not respond directly when asked …

US Vice President Harris ends Asia tour with fresh jab at China
3 years, 4 months ago

US Vice President Harris ends Asia tour with fresh jab at China

Al Jazeera  

In visits to Singapore and Vietnam, the US’s Kamala Harris charged Beijing with bullying its neighbours in the region. “We welcome stiff competition, we do not seek conflict but on issues such as the South China Sea, we are going to speak up,” Harris told a news conference in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi on Thursday. In meetings with Vietnamese leaders on …

Kamala Harris ends Asia tour with fresh jab at China
3 years, 4 months ago

Kamala Harris ends Asia tour with fresh jab at China

The Hindu  

Vice-President Kamala Harris launched a new broadside against China as she ended her Southeast Asian tour in Hanoi on Thursday, warning the U.S. would continue to push back against Beijing’s claims in disputed Asian waters. During the trip, Ms. Harris had already accused Beijing twice of bullying its neighbours in the resource-rich South China Sea — and on Thursday she …

Harris urges Vietnam to join US in opposing China ‘bullying’
3 years, 4 months ago

Harris urges Vietnam to join US in opposing China ‘bullying’

Associated Press  

HANOI — Vice President Kamala Harris called on Vietnam to join the U.S. in challenging China’s “bullying” in the South China Sea, continuing her sharp rhetoric against Beijing as she met with Vietnamese leaders on Wednesday. Harris also expressed support for sending an additional U.S. Coast Guard cutter to Vietnam to help defend its security interests in the disputed waterway, …

VP Kamala Harris calls on Vietnam to join US opposing China ‘bullying’
3 years, 4 months ago

VP Kamala Harris calls on Vietnam to join US opposing China ‘bullying’

India TV News  

The United States will provide an additional 1 million coronavirus vaccine doses to Vietnam, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Wednesday, offering additional aid to a country currently grappling with a fresh coronavirus surge and stubbornly low vaccination rates. During her meeting with Vietnamese President Ngyuen Xuan Phuc, Harris also expressed support for sending an additional U.S. Coast Guard cutter to …

US vice president pledges Vietnam COVID jabs; says China bullies
3 years, 4 months ago

US vice president pledges Vietnam COVID jabs; says China bullies

Al Jazeera  

Kamala Harris says US will provide Vietnam with an additional one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines. US Vice President Kamala Harris has pledged to provide Vietnam with additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines during a regional visit aimed at countering China’s growing influence. During her meeting with Vietnamese President Ngyuen Xuan Phuc, Harris also expressed support for sending an additional US …

Harris rebukes China in speech on Indo-Pacific vision
3 years, 4 months ago

Harris rebukes China in speech on Indo-Pacific vision

Associated Press  

HANOI — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a sharp rebuke to China for its incursions in the South China Sea, warning its actions there amount to “coercion” and “intimidation” and affirming that the U.S. will support its allies in the region against Beijing’s advances. Harris underscored this shift, calling the Indo-Pacific “critically important to our nation’s security and prosperity.” …

Kamala Harris accuses China of coercion and intimidation in SCS; Beijing hits back, says US foreign policy 'selfish'
3 years, 4 months ago

Kamala Harris accuses China of coercion and intimidation in SCS; Beijing hits back, says US foreign policy 'selfish'

Firstpost  

The US vice president is on a weeklong trip in Southeast Asia to assure its allies of US dependability following the Afghanistan debacle Singapore: US Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a sharp rebuke to China for its incursions in the South China Sea, warning its actions there amount to coercion and intimidation and affirming that the US will support its …

Kamala Harris accuses China of ‘intimidation’ in South China Sea
3 years, 4 months ago

Kamala Harris accuses China of ‘intimidation’ in South China Sea

Al Jazeera  

US Vice President Kamala Harris has accused China of using “coercion” and “intimidation” to back unlawful claims in the South China Sea as she sought to rally Asian countries against Beijing and shore up US credibility in the wake of a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. “We know that Beijing continues to coerce, to intimidate and to make claims to the …

Kamala Harris to meet with Singapore officials to begin Asia visit
3 years, 4 months ago

Kamala Harris to meet with Singapore officials to begin Asia visit

India TV News  

Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with Singapore’s president and prime minister as she kicks off a visit to Southeast Asia focused on strengthening ties with key allies in the region, a task complicated by the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Singapore is the anchor of the U.S. naval presence in Southeast Asia and has a deep trade partnership with …

US Vice-President Kamala Harris visits South-East Asia to deepen ties, counter China's influence
3 years, 4 months ago

US Vice-President Kamala Harris visits South-East Asia to deepen ties, counter China's influence

ABC  

US Vice-President Kamala Harris has met with Singapore's leaders to kick off a visit to South-East Asia focused on strengthening ties with key allies in the region, a task complicated by the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Key points: Ms Harris is meeting with the leaders of Singapore and Vietnam to discuss economic and security issues The trip is aimed …

Kamala Harris says focus must stay on Afghan evacuation
3 years, 4 months ago

Kamala Harris says focus must stay on Afghan evacuation

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris asserted Monday that the U.S. must maintain its focus on evacuating Americans and vulnerable Afghans and shouldn’t get distracted by questions over what went wrong in the chaotic U.S. exit from Afghanistan. Prime Minister Lee offered his country’s support for the U.S. decision to withdraw, however, and said Singapore was “grateful” for the U.S. efforts to …

Harris to focus on security, economic ties on SE Asia trip
3 years, 5 months ago

Harris to focus on security, economic ties on SE Asia trip

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Southeast Asia later this month aiming to bolster U.S. engagement in the region in an effort to counter China’s growing influence globally. In an early preview of the goals for her trip to Singapore and Vietnam, Harris deputy national security adviser Phil Gordon said the vice president will emphasize the Biden administration’s …

Harris to visit Singapore, Vietnam, focus on economic ties
3 years, 5 months ago

Harris to visit Singapore, Vietnam, focus on economic ties

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Singapore and Vietnam next month on a trip focused on strengthening economic ties and celebrating America’s cultural connection with the Indo-Pacific region. It will be Harris’ first overseas travel and second foreign trip, after she visited Guatemala and Mexico in June as part of her role leading diplomatic efforts to address the …

US defense secretary broadens cooperation with Vietnam
3 years, 5 months ago

US defense secretary broadens cooperation with Vietnam

Associated Press  

HANOI, Vietnam — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met his Vietnamese counterpart on Thursday to deepen cooperation in security and pandemic recovery, after Washington vowed support for Southeast Asian nations embroiled in territorial rifts with China. Vietnam and the Philippines, Austin’s next stop, are among China’s fiercest opponents in the territorial disputes in the South China Sea, where Beijing has …

US defense secretary visits Vietnam, vows support for region
3 years, 5 months ago

US defense secretary visits Vietnam, vows support for region

Associated Press  

HANOI, Vietnam — U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is seeking to bolster ties with Vietnam, one of the Southeast Asian nations embroiled in a territorial rift with China, during a two-day visit starting Wednesday. In a speech in Singapore, his first stop in the region he is visiting for the first time as a member of President Joe Biden’s …

China warns Asian countries to be vigilant on US strategy in region
4 years, 3 months ago

China warns Asian countries to be vigilant on US strategy in region

Live Mint  

The Chinese government's top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi urged on Tuesday Asian countries to remain "vigilant" over the risk of US strategy stoking geopolitical competition in the South China Sea and other parts of the region. Beijing and members of the Association of South East Asian Nations should work together to remove "external disruption" in the South China Sea, …

Kamala Harris’ nomination adds ‘fuel to fire’ for China-U.S. conflict: Chinese observers
4 years, 5 months ago

Kamala Harris’ nomination adds ‘fuel to fire’ for China-U.S. conflict: Chinese observers

The Hindu  

China on Wednesday officially declined to react to the U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s move to pick Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate but the official media in Beijing said that her nomination will add fuel to fire to the current conflict between the two sides given her strong stand on human rights issues relating to Xinjiang …

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