Brian Harding on Defense Secretary Austin’s Trip to Vietnam

August 02, 2021 00:08:49
Brian Harding on Defense Secretary Austin’s Trip to Vietnam
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Brian Harding on Defense Secretary Austin’s Trip to Vietnam

Aug 02 2021 | 00:08:49

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Show Notes

While cooperation on war legacy issues topped the agenda during U.S. Defense Secretary Austin’s recent trip to Vietnam, USIP’s Brian Harding says the deepening U.S-Vietnam relationship is, in part, meant “to balance what they’re concerned about on [Vietnam’s] northern border” with China.

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