(Hanoi / Washington Composite Electric) U.S. President Biden arrived in Vietnam on Sunday to start a two -day visit. The leaders of the two countries agreed to improve bilateral relations to comprehensive strategic partnerships, which is the same as the relationship between Vietnam and China and Vietnam.Yue will also sign a series of cooperation agreements from semiconductor to rare earth.
The highest level of foreign relations
Comprehensive strategic partnership is the highest level of Vietnam's foreign relations. Vietnam has previously established a comprehensive strategic partnership with China, Russia, India, and South Korea.
The General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Ruan Fuzhong Sunday (September 10), met with the visiting Biden in the capital, said that the relationship between Vietnam and the United States has increased to the highest level and officially upgraded from comprehensive partnership to "comprehensive strategic partnership."" ".
Bayeng's trip is considered to prevent China from expanding its influence in the region by deepening cooperation with Vietnam.
However, he insisted that he did not want to "curb" China at a press conference in Hanoi, but he accused the Chinese government of "starting to change some game rules in international relations."
Biden also mentioned the Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang at the G20 summit at the Group 20 (G20), "We have discussed the problem of stability ... this is not confrontation at all."
Biden described Vietnam as friends, reliable partners and responsible countries.He pointed out that the United States is deepening cooperation with Vietnam in terms of emerging technologies, key supply chains and semiconductors, as well as strengthening partnership between the two countries in terms of climate and human rights.
He said: "We have huge opportunities. At this very critical moment, Vietnam and the United States are important partners. I said that it is not polite, but sincerely think so."
Biden is the invitation of Ruan Fuzhong to visit Vietnam. It is also the first visit to Vietnam after he came to power. It is the main goal of improving the US -Vietnam relations to comprehensive strategic partnership.
may help Vietnam get rid of Russian military reservation
For Vietnam, the relationship with the United States is of great significance.Although Vietnam will be careful to avoid being favored by any party between China and the United States, it is like the United States, and is worried about China's increasingly tough attitude in China.
In addition to China and the United States, Vietnam obviously also finds a balance between the United States and Russia.The New York Times quoted a document of the Ministry of Finance in Vietnam that when the United States and Vietnam sought to enhance the relationship, Vietnam secretly discussed with Russia and plans to purchase Russian arms by the Russian -Vietnam petroleum joint venture in Siberia.
Vietnam's expansion of the sources of weapons is one of the purpose of Biden's visit.US Deputy National Security Consultant Fena pointed out on a plane with Biden to Vietnam on Sunday that the security field also belongs to the cooperation level of the United States and Vietnam's comprehensive strategic partnership.He said that there is no announcement of weapons transactions in the two countries at this stage, but the United States and its partners can help Vietnam get rid of the dependence on Russia's military reserve.
It is expected to announce new cooperation in the semiconductor and rare earth field
In recent years, the global supply chain problem has impacted the world economy. The United States hopes to reduce its dependence on China, so it has continuously deepened its trade relations with Vietnam.Ferine revealed that this trip is expected to announce new cooperation with Vietnam in the field of semiconductors and rare earth.
Reuters reported that this business also visited the business delegation, including the representatives of semiconductors and digital technology companies such as Intel, GlobalFoundries, Google and other semiconductors and digital technology companies. They would meet with them on Monday (11th)Vietnamese science and technology enterprise executives and US Secretary of State Brosky.It was reported earlier that Biden would assist Vietnam to strengthen the ability of the technology industry and enhance Vietnam's destination as an American "Friendship and Foreign News".
Ho Jinyu, deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, mentioned in an interview with local media before the visit of Bayeng that in the past 30 years, the two countries have developed rapidly in the past 30 years.Approximately S $ 61 billion), which increased to US $ 123 billion last year (about S $ 167.8 billion).Vietnam has become the seventh largest trading partner in the United States and the largest trading partner of the United States in Asia.
