A US aircraft carrier and two guided missile cruisers were visiting Vietnam on Monday, a rare port call that comes as the United States and China increasingly vie for influence in Southeast Asia. Know more:
In this photo provided by US Navy, the United States and Vietnam national ensigns are raised in unison on the USS Ronald Reagan in Da Nang, Vietnam, for a port visit on Sunday, June 25, 2023. The American aircraft carrier made a port call in Vietnam on Sunday—a rare visit by one of the US Navy’s biggest ships that comes as Washington and Beijing both step up efforts to bolster ties with Southeast Asian nations.
The US, meantime, has been on a diplomatic push to strengthen economic and military ties in the Indo-Pacific region. “An overly narrow focus on carrier visits can distract from the broader trend of the more comprehensive development of US-Vietnam defense ties and relations more generally,” Parameswaran added.
“A few Reagan sailors call Vietnam home, but for most it will be their first time visiting,” Cardone said in a release from the US Navy. China has also been reaching out in an effort to mend fences, sending a navy training ship to make its own port call in Da Nang a month ago as part of what it called a goodwill tour that also took it to Thailand, Brunei and the Philippines.
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