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Why does America support communist Vietnam?
Vietnam's Communist Party boss 'to run unopposed' - BBC News
The Practicalities of US Military Sales to Vietnam
All this noted, do you agree with US arms sales to communist Vietnam, and do you agree with any of the trade deals with communist Vietnam?
Vietnam's Communist Party boss 'to run unopposed' - BBC News
The General Secretary of Vietnam's Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, will be the only candidate for the post at a party congress, state media report.
The Practicalities of US Military Sales to Vietnam
A few extra minutes with the president and musing about change might not seem like much when set against the shear novelty of the Vietnamese Communist Party secretary general actually visiting D.C., but these examples speak to the pragmatism which will make the once unthinkable sale of American weapons systems to Vietnam a reality. What’s driving it?
The obvious answer is China. But it’s not the only answer. Consider that, as Trong pointed out, the United States — not China — is Vietnam’s largest trading partner. In 2014, that trade amounted to $36 billion. In this context, prospective American foreign military sales (FMS) to Vietnam are merely an expansion of the two countries’ existing trade relationship.
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All this noted, do you agree with US arms sales to communist Vietnam, and do you agree with any of the trade deals with communist Vietnam?