An agreement to enhance economic and technological ties between the US and Vietnam, proposed by the Biden administration, flows from an American strategy to strengthen security partnerships in the Indo-Pacific amid China’s rising assertiveness in the region.
The establishment of a “comprehensive strategic partnership” will give the United States a diplomatic status that Vietnam has so far reserved for only a handful of other countries: China, Russia, India and South Korea. The deal was confirmed by a senior Biden administration official and two people in Hanoi familiar with the matter.
VinFast, the country’s leading electric vehicle manufacturer, is now selling its sleek SUVs in California and recently held an initial public offering of its stock on Nasdaq. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Vietnam’s Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son meet at the Government Guest House in Hanoi, Vietnam.Hanoi and Washington are expected to increase US aircraft carrier visits, joint military exercises and arms sales, officials said.
Vietnam does not have treaty allies. Instead, the communist state has a rigid three-tier hierarchy of bilateral ties.Washington was granted “comprehensive” partnership status a decade ago, and normally it takes years for Hanoi to move a country to the next level, dubbed “strategic”.
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