The United States and Vietnam on Saturday (April 15th) expressed a common desire to strengthen diplomatic ties amid heightened regional tensions. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who stopped in Hanoi ahead of a meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Japan, met with Vietnamese leaders today to discuss a "strategic partnership" The goal is simple: the United States must do everything possible to counter China's rise in the Indo-Pacific region.
For this, Washington must form a coalition that can deter Beijing's ambitions against Taiwan.