The US–Vietnam comprehensive partnership: key issues and implications

[East Asia Forum] On 25 July President Truong Tan Sang had his first official White House visit, where both leaders announced the establishment of the new US–Vietnam comprehensive partnership.

The diplomatic venture looks at three central issues: Vietnam’s intensifying rivalry with China over the South China Sea, its gloomy economic conditions, and the communist regime’s human rights record. Continue reading “The US–Vietnam comprehensive partnership: key issues and implications”