U.S. President Joe Biden arrives in Vietnam to strengthen ties amid China’s rise in the region. The Air Force One touched down in Hanoi after Biden participated in the G20 summit in India. Biden plans to meet with Vietnam’s Communist Party leader, Nguyen Phu Trong. They’re expected to sign an “expanded strategic alliance,” the highest […]
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