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Trump administration readies major arms sale to Taiwan

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By Ryan Browne and Jennifer Hansler, CNN

Updated 2237 GMT (0637 HKT) September 17, 2020

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Washington (CNN)The Trump administration is expected to soon approve another major weapons sale including drones to Taiwan, according to congressional and administration sources. The move comes as the US and Taiwan are strengthening ties and amid mounting tensions between Washington and Beijing.The US is preparing to sell seven packages of weapons systems to Taiwan, a congressional aide told CNN, saying it was unclear when the Congress would be formally notified about the sales, as is required by law.A US official said that the administration will soon formally approve a large sale of MQ-9B Reaper drones. The value of the drones and associated equipment and program support is estimated to be about $600 million.

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China Threatens U.S. Over Taiwan Visit: ‘Stones May Become Torpedoes’

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The trip by Undersecretary of State Keith Krach reportedly to discuss new weapons sales comes amid heightened tensions between Taiwan and the much larger military on the mainland.

By Paul D. Shinkman, Senior Writer, National SecuritySept. 17, 2020, at 10:27 a.m.

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China Threatens U.S. Over Taiwan Visit

U.S. Undersecretary of State Keith Krach exits a plane upon arrival at the air force base airport in Taipei. Taiwan on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. Krach is in Taiwan on Thursday for the second visit by a high-level American official in two months, prompting a stern warning and threat of possible retaliation from China. (Pool Photo via AP Photo)

Undersecretary of State Keith Krach exits a plane upon arrival at the air force base airport on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Taipei, Taiwan.(CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY POOL/AP)

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US pushes arms sales surge to Taiwan, needling China: Report

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US military forces fire a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) rocket during the annual Philippines-US live fire amphibious landing exercise (PHIBLEX) at Crow Valley in Capas, Tarlac province, north of Manila, Philippines Oct 10, 2016. (Photo: REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco)

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WASHINGTON: The United States plans to sell as many as seven major weapons systems, including mines, cruise missiles and drones to Taiwan, four people familiar with the discussions said, as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on China.

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As Growing Trade Partner, Vietnam Improves Economic Freedom

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Vietnam was the United States’ 13th-largest trading partner last year, with bilateral trade increasing by more than 30%. Pictured: Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc addresses an Aug. 6 videoconference on the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement in Hanoi. (Photo: Nhac Nguyen/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)

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Anthony B. Kim researches international economic issues at The Heritage Foundation, with a strong focus on economic freedom. Kim is the research manager of the Index of Economic Freedom, the flagship product of the Heritage Foundation in partnership with The Wall Street Journal. Read his research.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the United States and Vietnam reestablishing diplomatic relations.

Over the past 25 years—particularly since Vietnam’s accession to the World Trade Organization in December 2016, when the U.S. granted its former foe permanent normal trade relations status—U.S.-Vietnam economic and trade relations have expanded rapidly.

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How atomic bomb survivors have transformed our understanding of radiation’s impacts

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sciencemag.org By Dennis NormileJul. 23, 2020 , 2:00 PM

A mushroom cloud hangs over Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. An estimated 90,000 to 120,000 people died that day or soon after; many others developed cancer later.

HIROSHIMA—Kunihiko Iida wants the world to know that the atomic bombs the United States dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years ago next month are still claiming lives and causing suffering.

Iida was 3 years old in August 1945. His father had died in battle; he was living with his mother and her parents in a house 900 meters from Hiroshima’s hypocenter, the spot right beneath the detonation. The blast crumpled the house. The family fled the city, but Iida’s mother and older sister soon died from their injuries, a fact the little boy didn’t grasp. “Until I entered elementary school, I thought they were living and that we would meet someday,” he says.

His injuries left him bedridden for years, and he has suffered debilitating illnesses ever since. Childhood anemia caused him to collapse at school. He’s had ulcers and asthma, underwent two surgeries to remove brain tumors, and now has thyroid growths. “There has never been a break in these illnesses,” he says. Tiếp tục đọc “How atomic bomb survivors have transformed our understanding of radiation’s impacts” →

Untold stories about wreckage of a B52 bomber in Hanoi’s lake

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Untold stories about wreckage of a B52 bomber in Hanoi’s lake
On the night of December 27, 1972 during the “Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu in the air” campaign, an American B-52 bomber was shot down by Vietnamese soldiers and part of it landed where it still remains today in Huu Tiep Lake in Ngoc Ha Ward, Ba Dinh District.
Untold stories about wreckage of a B52 bomber in Hanoi’s lake
Ms. Doan Thi Hien, a local who was a witness of the plane crash, said Battalion 72 of Regiment 285 of Hai Phong Air Defense shot down the B-52 bomber.
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THE US AND THE MEKONG REGION: COOPERATION FOR SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH

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By Satu Limaye, East West Center

HONOLULU (29 July 2020)—In recent years, relations with Southeast Asia have emerged as an important pillar of US engagement with the Indo-Pacific region. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is central to US foreign policy in the region, with a growing focus on the five countries bound together by the Mekong River—Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Fishing boats are unloaded on Tonle Sap Lake, which is fed by the Mekong River in Cambodia. Conservationists warn that dam construction on the Mekong could threaten the food supply of more than 40 million people who rely on fish from the river as an important source of protein. Photo: Jason South/Fairfax Media/Getty Images.

As they emerge from a tumultuous history, these countries must confront new elements of great-power competition even as their youthful populations push for economic growth and integration into the wider region and the world. Among other impacts, urbanization, infrastructure expansion, and climate change all affect the Mekong River, the natural resources along its banks, and the 240 million people who live in the region.

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Chuyên gia: Mỹ sẽ ‘hành động mạnh hơn’ sau khi bác yêu sách Biển Đông của TQ

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Hai chuyên gia nhận định lập trường của ngoại trưởng Mỹ cho thấy Washington gia tăng sức ép trong cạnh tranh chiến lược với Bắc Kinh và Mỹ sẽ hành động “mạnh mẽ hơn” ở Biển Đông.
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Mỹ có tuyên bố mạnh mẽ, rõ ràng nhất từ trước đến nay phản bác hầu hết yêu sách của TQ ở Biển Đông. Các bạn thấy điều này có lợi như thế nào cho VN?
Ngoại trưởng Mỹ Mike Pompeo hôm thứ Hai 13/7 bác bỏ hầu hết các tuyên bố chủ quyền của Trung Quốc về Biển Đông. Hai chuyên gia nhận định với VOA rằng lập trường do ông Pompeo đưa ra cho thấy Washington gia tăng sức ép trong cạnh tranh chiến lược với Bắc Kinh và bước đi này dọn đường cho Mỹ hành động “mạnh mẽ hơn” ở Biển Đông.

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Quan hệ Việt Mỹ sau 25 năm: Đồng sàng dị mộng về đối tác chiến lược

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Sau một phần tư thế kỷ bình thường hoá quan hệ, hai quốc gia cựu thù Mỹ và Việt Nam đang có một mối quan hệ được đánh giá là “mạnh mẽ”. Tuy nhiên, họ đã không thể nâng tầm quan hệ lên đối tác chiến lược trong 25 năm qua vì những quan niệm khác biệt, mà theo Giáo sư Carl Thayer của Đại học New South Wales, là do “đồng sàng dị mộng” về lợi ích chiến lược.

Mỹ chính thức công bố bình thường hoá quan hệ ngoại giao với quốc gia cựu thù Cộng sản Việt Nam vào ngày 11/7/1995. Một ngày sau đó tại Hà Nội, Thủ tướng Võ Văn Kiệt ra tuyên bố thành lập quan hệ ngoại giao với Hoa Kỳ, mà theo truyền thông trong nước, đã mở ra một chương mới trong lịch sử hàn gắn và phát triển giữa hai nước. Tiếp tục đọc “Quan hệ Việt Mỹ sau 25 năm: Đồng sàng dị mộng về đối tác chiến lược” →

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s Message on 25th Anniversary of U.S. Vietnam Relations

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Trust lays solid foundation for all relations, especially VN-US ties

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19:43 | 12/07/2020
VGP – Trust always lays a solid foundation for all relations, and it is even more important factor for the Viet Nam-US ties, wrote Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in his recent article on occasion of the 25th anniversary of normalization of Viet Nam-US diplomatic ties.

The following is translation of the article for reference:

A quarter century has gone since US President Bill Clinton and Vietnamese Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet officially declared normalization of Viet Nam-US diplomatic relations, thanks to the sides’ tireless efforts, both countries have become friends and comprehensive partners across all fields and the prospect of the bilateral ties remains broad. Tiếp tục đọc “Trust lays solid foundation for all relations, especially VN-US ties” →

US pledges to bolster Vietnam relations after 25 years

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 08:40 | 12/07/2020 vietnamtimes

U.S. President Donald Trump said cooperation between Washington and Hanoi would help foster trust and understanding, and pledged to bolster bilateral relations between the two countries.

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The U.S.-Vietnam comprehensive partnership has been proved by increasing commercial relations, the connection between people of both countries, as well as strategic in resolving humanitarian issues and war legacies, Trump wrote in a letter addressed to Vietnam Party Chief and President Nguyen Phu Trong on Saturday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the U.S. and Vietnam normalizing relations, according to a press release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tiếp tục đọc “US pledges to bolster Vietnam relations after 25 years” →

Vietnam War veteran mends post-war wounds, one bomb at a time

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By Hoang Tao   July 11, 2020 | 08:08 pm GMT+7 VNexpress

Vietnam War veteran mends post-war wounds, one bomb at a time

Chuck Searcy (R) poses with Bui Trong Hong, National Technical Officer at Project RENEW. Photo by VnExpress/Ngo Xuan Hien.

For the past 25 years, Chuck Searcy has cleaned up explosives and helped disabled children in Quang Tri Province, a prime Vietnam War battleground. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam War veteran mends post-war wounds, one bomb at a time” →