Biden to Visit India and Vietnam Next Month... Moves to Counter China

President Joe Biden will visit India and Vietnam in early next month. Following the trilateral summit with South Korea and Japan at Camp David, the U.S. presidential retreat, on the 18th, he is accelerating efforts to counter China.

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On the 28th (local time), the White House announced that President Biden plans to visit Vietnam on the 10th of next month to meet with key Vietnamese leaders, including Communist Party Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

The two leaders will promote Vietnam's economic growth driven by innovation with a focus on technology, as well as strengthen human ties through educational exchanges and workforce development programs. They will also discuss measures to address climate change and enhance peace, prosperity, and stability in the region.

In this regard, the U.S. political media outlet Politico reported on the 18th that Biden's visit to Vietnam will be a state visit, during which a strategic partnership agreement with Vietnam is expected to be signed.

Before visiting Vietnam, President Biden will attend the Group of Twenty (G20) summit in New Delhi, India, from the 7th to the 10th of next month.

Biden's consecutive visits to India and Vietnam are seen as efforts to strengthen relations with these countries to reinforce checks on China. During a campaign event on the 8th, he highlighted his diplomatic achievements by mentioning China’s neighboring countries such as the Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia, stating, "They want to have relations with the United States," and emphasized, "They want China to know that they are not alone."

On the 29th of last month, President Biden also said, "I received a call from a Vietnamese leader," adding, "He wants to elevate the United States as a major partner alongside China and Russia."

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