US sees strategic role for Vietnam's southern port
- Published: 3 Jun 2012 at 09.48
- Online news: Asia
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday a former port used by US forces in the Vietnam War could play a pivotal role in the American military's shift towards the Asia-Pacific.
US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta speaks to the crew of the USNS Richard E. Byrd as it is docked at Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay. Panetta has said the former port used by US forces in the Vietnam War could play a pivotal role in the American military's shift towards the Asia-Pacific.
Panetta's visit to Cam Ranh Bay was the first by a Pentagon chief since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, and the highly symbolic trip reflected Washington's efforts to deepen ties with its former enemy as it seeks to counter China's growing power.
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