U.S. Aircraft Carrier Heads to Vietnam, With a Message for China<br />"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<br />that have led to Asia’s post-World War II economic expansion.<br />" 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.<br />that We hope to continue the same issue that we’ve always had,<br />By HANNAH BEECHMARCH 4, 2018<br />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<br />on Monday, signaling how China’s rise is bringing together former foes in a significant shift in the region’s geopolitical landscape.<br />Murray Hiebert said that Hanoi’s agreement to the aircraft carrier visit demonstrates<br />Vietnam’s anxiety about what China will do next in the South China Sea,<br />Although Washington has tried to coax Hanoi to expand naval exchanges with the United<br />States, Vietnam has declined in order "to avoid irritating China," Mr. Hiebert said.<br />Rear said that It’s a pretty big and historic step, since a carrier has not been here for 40 years,<br />Hanoi, which relies on Russia for most of its military equipment, has also refused to increase purchases of American<br />weaponry, even though the United States lifted its embargo on lethal arms sales to Vietnam in 2016.
