Tác giả: Trần Đình Hoành

I am an attorney in the Washington DC area, with a Doctor of Law in the US, attended the master program at the National School of Administration of Việt Nam, and graduated from Sài Gòn University Law School. I aso studied philosophy at the School of Letters in Sài Gòn. . I have worked as an anti-trust attorney for Federal Trade Commission and a litigator for a fortune-100 telecom company in Washington DC. I have taught law courses for legal professionals in Việt Nam and still counsel VN government agencies on legal matters. I have founded and managed businesses for me and my family, both law and non-law. I have published many articles on national newspapers and radio stations in Việt Nam. In 1989 I was one of the founding members of US-VN Trade Council, working to re-establish US-VN relationship. Since the early 90's, I have established and managed VNFORUM and VNBIZ forum on VN-related matters; these forums are the subject of a PhD thesis by Dr. Caroline Valverde at UC-Berkeley and her book Transnationalizing Viet Nam. I translate poetry and my translation of "A Request at Đồng Lộc Cemetery" is now engraved on a stone memorial at Đồng Lộc National Shrine in VN. I study and teach the Bible and Buddhism. In 2009 I founded and still manage dotchuoinon.com on positive thinking and two other blogs on Buddhism. In 2015 a group of friends and I founded website CVD - Conversations on Vietnam Development (cvdvn.net). I study the art of leadership with many friends who are religious, business and government leaders from many countries. I have written these books, published by Phu Nu Publishing House in Hanoi: "Positive Thinking to Change Your Life", in Vietnamese (TƯ DUY TÍCH CỰC Thay Đổi Cuộc Sống) (Oct. 2011) "10 Core Values for Success" (10 Giá trị cốt lõi của thành công) (Dec. 2013) "Live a Life Worth Living" (Sống Một Cuộc Đời Đáng Sống) (Oct. 2023) I practice Jiu Jitsu and Tai Chi for health, and play guitar as a hobby, usually accompanying my wife Trần Lê Túy Phượng, aka singer Linh Phượng.

Vietnam: Don’t tie US weapons sales to human rights issues

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Associated Press

By LOLITA C. BALDOR June 1, 2015 4:34 AM

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, shakes hands with his Vietnamese counterpart Gen. Phung Quang Thanh before their talks behind closed doors in Hanoi, Vietnam Monday, June 1, 2015. Carter is on a three-day visit to Vietnam to deepen military cooperation between the two former foes. (AP Photo/Tran Van Minh.)
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HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Questions about human rights violations by the Vietnamese government should have no bearing on whether the U.S. should fully remove its ban on lethal weapons’ sales to Hanoi, Vietnam’s defense minister said Monday after meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter.

Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh and Carter said the two nations are expanding their defense cooperation to include plans to conduct military operations together. The U.S. will also help Vietnam prepare to begin participating in U.N. peacekeeping missions.

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Shangri La Dialogue 2015

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AMTI

Explore key maritime security developments from the 2015 Dialogue.

Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense, United States

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s Saturday morning address was well-received by the Shangri-La audience. Carter’s speech included a strong stand against China’s building efforts in the South China Sea, and reaffirmed the United States’ intention to “fly, sail, and operate wherever international law allows.” This was, however, embedded in a broader message was that all countries in Asia should have the opportunity to rise peacefully. Carter called for a freeze on land reclamation by all South China Sea claimants, and has reportedly since taken up the issue with Vietnam on a visit to Hanoi.

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Messages from China’s National Defense White Paper

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June 2, 2015
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“China’s Military Strategy,” released on May 26, 2015, is the 9th Chinese defense white paper since 1998. For the first time, the white paper elaborates comprehensively on the missions and strategic tasks of China’s armed forces in the new political environment and emphasizes the essence of the strategic concept of active defense. There are four critical security domains highlighted in this White Paper: challenges for outer space security; security of strategic SLOCs and overseas interests; maintenance of a minimum nuclear capacity sufficient to meet national security demand; an increased capacity for cyber security.

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US Defense Secretary Gives Keynote Address at Shangri-La Dialogue

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter delivers his speech about

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter delivers his speech about “The United States and Challenges to Asia-Pacific Security” during the 14th International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-la Dialogue (IISS) Asia Security Summit, May 30, 2015, in Shangri-la

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter delivered the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore Saturday.

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Carter Defends the South China Sea at Shangri-La

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On Saturday morning at the Shangri-La defense dialogue in Singapore, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter delivered a long-anticipated speech on security issues in Asia.  As tensions have mounted over China’s island building in the South China Sea, Carter has been one of the administration’s strongest voices, calling the militarization of the islands a challenge to international norms and reaffirming the United States’ intention to uphold freedom of navigation and overflight, and to defend international law.  Carter’s Shangri-La speech did not disappoint; he broadened the aperture focusing on wider strategic goals for the region, he called for a regional architecture that gives all countries and people in the Asia-Pacific the right to rise, and spoke at length on the South China Sea disputes. Here are some of the prominent themes from the Secretary’s remarks. Tiếp tục đọc “Carter Defends the South China Sea at Shangri-La” →

Riding the Tiger of Anti-U.S. Sentiment in the South China Sea

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Beijing’s tough rhetoric over maritime disputes has inflamed nationalist fervor online. That’s not necessarily a good thing for China.

Riding the Tiger of Anti-U.S. Sentiment in the South China Sea

The South China Sea has long been the focus of simmering maritime disputes between China, which claims sovereignty over almost all of the sea, and its neighbors in the Asia-Pacific, each with smaller overlapping claims. But strains between China and the United States have increased since February, when satellite images revealed that Chinese vessels are engaging in a massive reclamation project to turn submerged reefs into small islands capable of supporting airstrips. Now a small but vocal group of nationalist Web users are seizing on what they view as the latest provocations in the region – and with its own harsh rhetoric, Beijing risks painting itself into a corner to appease its strongly nationalist citizenry. Tiếp tục đọc “Riding the Tiger of Anti-U.S. Sentiment in the South China Sea” →

US commends China for transparency on military affairs: Duowei

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China Times

  • Staff Reporter
  • 2015-05-30
  • 09:50 (GMT+8)
China's carrier battle group visits Sarayburnu in Istanbul, Turkey, for five days, from May 24. This is the third time for China's military have visited the country. (Photo/Xinhua)

China’s carrier battle group visits Sarayburnu in Istanbul, Turkey, for five days, from May 24. This is the third time for China’s military have visited the country. (Photo/Xinhua)

The US has affirmed the relative transparency of China after the country laid out its military strategy in a white paper, according to Duowei News, a media outlet run by overseas Chinese.

The white paper focuses on territorial disputes in the South China Sea, countermeasures for the US Asia Pivot and efforts to work together with the militaries of other countries in the region, as well as with the US. Tiếp tục đọc “US commends China for transparency on military affairs: Duowei” →

Vietnam defense white papers

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VietNam National Defence (Vietnam White papers 2009) (09:51 | 09/28/2012)

(Bqp.vn) – The White Paper on Vietnam National Defence provides readers with an overview on the basic issues of the Vietnam’s national defence policy of which the building of all-people national defence, the building of the VPA and the Militia and Self-Defence Force are key matters. The issues addressed in the White Paper on Vietnam National Defence are aimed at contributing to the promotion of mutual understanding and confidence-building between Vietnam and other countries.

Vietnam’s National Defense in the early years of the 21st century (Vietnam White papers 2004) (09:46 | 09/28/2012)

Vietnam’s National Defense in the early years of the 21st century (Vietnam White papers 2004)

Vietnam White papers 1998 (09:41 | 09/28/2012)

Vietnam White papers 1998

Source: Ministry of National Defense

White Paper Outlines China’s Ambitions

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By Wendell Minnick 1:15 a.m. EDT May 27, 2015

TAIPEI, Taiwan — China released its first white paper on military strategy Tuesday, just two weeks after the release of the Pentagon’s annual report to the US Congress on China’s military and security developments.

Neither report appears to take blame for the rising tensions in the South China and East China seas. The Chinese report, “China’s Military Strategy,” indicates “some of its offshore neighbors” have taken “provocative actions” and reinforced their military presence on China’s reefs and islands “illegally.” Tiếp tục đọc “White Paper Outlines China’s Ambitions” →

Singapore, Indonesia, Mỹ, Úc… đồng loạt tố Trung Quốc

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21/05/2015 09:07 GMT+7

TT – Vấn đề biển Đông bao trùm khu vực Đông Nam Á với những phát ngôn nóng của các quan chức ngoại giao, hải quân các nước.

Đảo nhân tạo Trung Quốc xây trái phép trên Đá Chữ Thập thuộc quần đảo Trường Sa của Việt Nam – Ảnh: Reuters
Trung Quốc cần phải làm sáng tỏ mục đích cuối cùng của việc bồi đắp đảo nhân tạo. Không ai cho rằng họ xây một khu nghỉ dưỡng ở đó cả. Có người đòi được giải thích họ muốn làm gì trên đó
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China reinstitutes annual moratorium on fishing in part of South China Sea

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China on May 16 reinstituted its annual ban on fishing in areas of the South China Sea north of the 12th parallel. The ban runs through August 1 and covers disputed waters around the Paracel Islands as well as part of a joint fishing area in the Gulf of Tonkin that Beijing and Hanoi agreed upon in 2000. Vietnam’s government strongly objected to the unilateral ban, which each year leads to sometimes-violent clashes between Chinese authorities and Vietnamese fishermen.

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U.S. naval vessel on patrol meets Chinese military vessels in South China Sea

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Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – May 28, 2015

The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth on May 13 completed a weeklong patrol of the South China Sea, including near the disputed Spratly Islands, during which the U.S. Navy said it encountered several Chinese warships and was trailed at least once by a Chinese frigate. The Fort Worth, which is on a rotational deployment to Singapore, used agreed-upon codes for unplanned encounters with the Chinese vessels.