US President Joe Biden arrives in Vietnam on Sunday set to deepen cooperation between the two nations, in the face
Biden — who is flying from the G20 summit in New Delhi — will meet the leader of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, on Sunday, and is expected to sign off on a “comprehensive strategic partnership”, Hanoi’s highest level of diplomatic ties.
Although it will be careful to be seen as not taking sides between the United States and China, Vietnam shares American concerns about its neighbour’s growing assertiveness in the contested South China Sea. Nearby in the city’s old quarter, a souvenir shop sold T-shirts with Biden’s face emblazoned across the front.“With this visit of President Joe Biden, I think he will bring more business contracts and jobs to Vietnamese people.”In Vietnam, Biden will be juggling strategic interests with the defence of human rights.
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said prior to the trip that Biden would raise issues related “to freedom of expression, freedom of religion, and other basic human rights”.
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