Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Vietnam and Singapore amid tensions with China

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Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Singapore and Vietnam next month to strengthen the U.S.'s relationship and economic ties with the Indo-Pacific region, the White House said on Friday.

Harris will meet with the leaders of Singapore and Vietnam to discuss regional security, climate change and the coronavirus pandemic, according to the White House.

The visit comes as the administration works to fortify regional ties with Southeast Asian nations, while pushing back on China's influence in the region and globally.
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Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Singapore and Vietnam next month to strengthen the U.S.'s relationship and economic ties with the Indo-Pacific region, the White House said in a statement on Friday.

Harris will be the first U.S. vice president to visit Vietnam, and the highest-ranking official from the Biden administration to visit the Indo-Pacific, and Asia overall. Indo-Pacific refers to the region that lies between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, bordered by Japan, India and Australia.


The visit comes as the administration works to fortify regional ties with Southeast Asian nations, while pushing back on China's influence in the region and globally.

"President [Joe] Biden and Vice President Harris have made it a top priority to rebuild our global partnerships and keep our nation secure, and this upcoming visit continues that work — deepening our engagement in Southeast Asia," Symone Sanders, senior advisor and chief spokesperson for Harris, said in the White House statement.

The White House did not provide details on the dates of the trip. It will also serve as Harris' second international trip in office after she visited Guatemala and Mexico in June as part of her diplomatic efforts to address the root causes of migration to the U.S.

Harris will meet with the leaders of Singapore and Vietnam to discuss regional security, climate change and the coronavirus pandemic, according to the White House. She will also discuss joint efforts with the leaders to "promote a rules-based international order."

The announcement also comes just days after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's own trip to Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam, which focused on offering support to Southeast Asia nations as territorial rifts with China unfold.

Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Vietnam and Singapore amid tensions with China

Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Singapore and Vietnam next month to strengthen the U.S.'s relationship and economic ties with the Indo-Pacific region, the White House said on Friday.

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[aziqbal]

its a alliance in the making

Malaysia + Indonesia are on board

Taiwan + Philippines are off course allies with West

then you have Thailand which will soon join too

Vietnam is also very welcome

that leaves countries like Laos and Cambodia

not really too important no naval power but they should be next priority and invited

UK is also keeping a task force in Oman for Indo-Pacific region

Japan and South Korea will join UK Carrier Strike Group

Aussies are also in there with 2 x LHD

overall the picture is looking good for the allied forces

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

its a alliance in the making

Malaysia + Indonesia are on board

Taiwan + Philippines are off course allies with West

then you have Thailand which will soon join too

Vietnam is also very welcome

that leaves countries like Laos and Cambodia

not really too important no naval power but they should be next priority and invited

UK is also keeping a task force in Oman for Indo-Pacific region

Japan and South Korea will join UK Carrier Strike Group

Aussies are also in there with 2 x LHD

overall the picture is looking good for the allied forces

Cambodia & Laos are already inside chinese sphere the boys here in the office already called them a lost cause or not worth the effort exerted.

While Thailand are under pro-china junta they won't join an obviously losing conflict with china so expect them to be neutral & won't take side or until the situation change.

But even using traditional allies alone the US would have no problems dealing with china.

 

[casual]

She may very well be the president of USA in a year or 2.

 

[The Eagle]

Alliances are good for the development of a country, unless, it turns out to be the pawn in the game. In view of history, countries should be very careful.

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

She may very well be the president of USA in a year or 2.

String of old, weak leaders is the sign of a declining dynasty...

 

[Viet]

Alliances are good for the development of a country, unless, it turns out to be the pawn in the game. In view of history, countries should be very careful.

Pawn or not pawn is a good question, I think it depends on from where you look at. The US is a military superpower because she can go everywhere, launching operations from hundreds of overseas bases supported by hundreds of allies. What would the US do without that? Very little. China in contrast is just a regional hooligan. The PLA is a great threat to Vietnam and other immediate neighbors. We in Vietnam seeks security. About military alliance is a concept that goes back since human kills reach other, nothing new.

 

[chinasun]

Where you go to the chessboard, the pieces must be prepared to be sacrificed.

 

[rott]

Pawn or not pawn is a good question, I think it depends on from where you look at. The US is a military superpower because she can go everywhere, launching operations from hundreds of overseas bases supported by hundreds of allies. What would the US do without that? Very little. China in contrast is just a regional hooligan. The PLA is a great threat to Vietnam and other immediate neighbors. We in Vietnam seeks security. About military alliance is a concept that goes back since human kills reach other, nothing new.

Are you still washing plates in Germany?

 

[Viet]

Are you still washing plates in Germany?

No you? You washing dishes in a cheap chinese resto?

 

[Nan Yang]

Before forging an alliance beware their true intentions.

Every body already knows US intentions.

Why do you think US has tone down it's rhectoric.

 

[Viet]

Where you go to the chessboard, the pieces must be prepared to be sacrificed.

Sacrificing pieces is part of a chess game. You don’t know it? If you are not willing to sacrifice you can stay in your bathroom.

 

[CIA Mole]

She may very well be the president of USA in a year or 2.

depends on Trump and Biden physical and mental health


Also AOC will eventually give it a go.

 

[Nan Yang]

My friend, the PLA is a terror organization. That’s all we need to know.

And US is totally innocent.

Vietnamese should never forget.

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

Alliances are good for the development of a country, unless, it turns out to be the pawn in the game. In view of history, countries should be very careful.

It's only strategic when the crisis ends it backs to the show as usual.