Exclusive: Biden aides in talks with Vietnam for arms deal that could irk China (www.reuters.com)

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Vietnam is also actively in talks with Moscow over a new arms supply deal that could trigger U.S. sanctions, Reuters has reported.

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[-] cecinestpasunbot@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

I’m pretty sure they don’t actually want to escalate tensions with one of their biggest customers. It just doesn’t make sense for them. The US however is in a catch 22. US companies save tons of money by manufacturing in China but Chinese economic growth threatens the geopolitical dominance the US has enjoyed since WW2.

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