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“Vietnam’s Just a Pathway of China” to the U.S., Says Commerce Secretary
The pressure on Vietnam in the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China went up significantly on Wednesday when Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick made it very clear that eliminating all trade tariffs on U.S. goods will not be enough to satisfy the Trump administration. ...
Vietnam, U.S. to Speed up Trade Talks: Hanoi
Vietnam and the United States have agreed to speed up trade talks, Hanoi said Thursday, as it announced $600 million in deals to buy U.S. agricultural products. Vietnam has the third-biggest trade surplus with the United States, after China and Mexico, ...
After Trump Cut Funding for Energy Transitions Overseas, Could China Step In?
By Zhou Xiaozhu On the day he became president again, Donald Trump signed an executive order to take the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement on climate change. That was followed by a termination of U.S. funding pledged during the Biden ...
U.S. Demands That Vietnam Cut Trade with China
The United States reportedly sent a “long” list of “tough” requests to Vietnamese trade negotiators as a prerequisite for a trade deal. The demands include reducing its imports of Chinese-made industrial components and reshaping its supply chains to exclude China. The ...
ASEAN Unveils Its Anti-Tariff Toolkit
In a joint statement released on Monday, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) repeated its rejection of current U.S. trade restrictions. The ten-country group listed the following countermeasures: Increase trade and investment among ASEAN members ...
French President’s Southeast Asia Tour Draws Skepticism on Chinese Social Media
Chinese netizens have been buzzing about French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent visit to Southeast Asia, where he aimed to offer Vietnam and other regional countries a "third option" beyond the U.S. and China. One article, titled “Macron Just Arrived in ...
Southeast Asia Engages China, Middle East in Landmark Summit
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is reaching out to China and the Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain) to improve trade ties as it faces ongoing trade tensions with the United States. Leaders met ...
Macron Gives Vietnamese Students a Lesson in ‘Impulsive’ Superpowers
By Francesco Fontemaggi Between jabs at Donald Trump's U.S. trade tariffs and criticism of Beijing's assertiveness in the South China Sea, French President Emmanuel Macron warned Vietnamese students Tuesday that "on the impulse of a superpower, everything can change".
France’s Macron in Vietnam to Offer Third Way Between U.S., China
By Francesco Fontemaggi France's Emmanuel Macron will hold talks Monday in Vietnam at the start of his Southeast Asia tour, an opportunity to test his "Indo-Pacific strategy" in a region caught in the middle of the confrontation between the United States ...
Macron Arrives in Vietnam, Offers French Partnership Amid U.S.-China Rivalry
By Tran Thi Minh Ha French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Vietnam on Sunday for the first leg of a tour of Southeast Asia, where he will pitch his country as a reliable alternative partner to the United States and China. ...
Vietnam Criticizes China–Cambodia Joint Military Drills, Citing Regional Stability
Vietnam has expressed concern over the commencement of “Golden Dragon 2025,” the largest joint military drill between China and Cambodia, calling on all countries to uphold international law and contribute to peace in the region. “We believe that ...
Vietnam Slams China’s Fishing Ban in Disputed Waters as Illegal
Vietnam has formally protested China’s latest imposition of an annual fishing ban in the South China Sea, which Vietnam refers to as the East Sea. The country states that the unilateral move violates its sovereignty and contravenes international ...