U.S. Aircraft Carrier Heads to Vietnam, With a Message for China
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U.S. Aircraft Carrier Heads to Vietnam, With a Message for China
“The U. S. is virtually the last man standing to which Hanoi can look for support in the South China Sea dispute.”
Although the United States is not a claimant in the maritime dispute, the Navy portrays its deployments in the South China Sea as important to ensuring maritime security and nurturing the conditions
that have led to Asia’s post-World War II economic expansion.
“We hope to continue the same issue that we’ve always had,” he said, “and that’s to promote security, stability and prosperity in the region.”
The arrival of the Carl Vinson strike group’s 5,500 sailors will mark the first time such a large contingent of
American soldiers has landed on Vietnamese soil since the last of the United States troops withdrew in 1975.
“Hanoi’s agreement to the aircraft carrier visit demonstrates Vietnam’s anxiety about what China will do next in the South China
Sea,” said Murray Hiebert, senior associate of the Southeast Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
By HANNAH BEECHMARCH 4, 2018
BANGKOK — For the first time since the end of the Vietnam War, a United States aircraft carrier is scheduled to make a port call in Vietnam
on Monday, signaling how China’s rise is bringing together former foes in a significant shift in the region’s geopolitical landscape.
“It’s a pretty big and historic step, since a carrier has not been here for 40 years,” said Rear Adm.
John V. Fuller, the commander of the Carl Vinson strike group, whose father served in Vietnam.
“The U. S. is virtually the last man standing to which Hanoi can look for support in the South China Sea dispute.”
Although the United States is not a claimant in the maritime dispute, the Navy portrays its deployments in the South China Sea as important to ensuring maritime security and nurturing the conditions
that have led to Asia’s post-World War II economic expansion.
“We hope to continue the same issue that we’ve always had,” he said, “and that’s to promote security, stability and prosperity in the region.”
The arrival of the Carl Vinson strike group’s 5,500 sailors will mark the first time such a large contingent of
American soldiers has landed on Vietnamese soil since the last of the United States troops withdrew in 1975.
“Hanoi’s agreement to the aircraft carrier visit demonstrates Vietnam’s anxiety about what China will do next in the South China
Sea,” said Murray Hiebert, senior associate of the Southeast Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
By HANNAH BEECHMARCH 4, 2018
BANGKOK — For the first time since the end of the Vietnam War, a United States aircraft carrier is scheduled to make a port call in Vietnam
on Monday, signaling how China’s rise is bringing together former foes in a significant shift in the region’s geopolitical landscape.
“It’s a pretty big and historic step, since a carrier has not been here for 40 years,” said Rear Adm.
John V. Fuller, the commander of the Carl Vinson strike group, whose father served in Vietnam.