China Daily

reporter / Li Jing

8th of this month, just recently participated in the US-ROK joint military exercise in the Sea of Japan, the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "George Washington", slowly docked at from the port of Da Nang in central Vietnam about 320 kilometers of sea. Subsequently, a group of Vietnamese military and government officials arrived from Da Nang "Washington" to watch in on top for the flight demonstrations.

we all know, the United States and Vietnam during the Cold War had a tragic war. Are, therefore, "the Vietnamese high-ranking officials on board the U.S. aircraft carrier," this scene becomes particularly noticeable. Although the United States declared that the event is the 15th anniversary of the normalization of bilateral relations, "icing on the cake", but opinion has been sharply pointed out that the more recently with the U.S. nuclear cooperation talks, the United States at this time to enhance military ties with Vietnam, its intent is clear , that is a strong win over the old rivals in Asia against the Chinese.

U.S. aircraft carrier to return to the Vietnamese base

According to reports, "Washington" in the Vietnam War the first time since the end of 35 years arrived in the coastal waters of the U.S. aircraft carrier in Vietnam.

Then, on the 10th of this month, "George Washington" battle group of destroyers, "John McCain" arrives in Da Nang, ship's officers took part in one of the two navies series of training exchanges, including cultural exchanges, fire and joint maritime search and rescue drills. U.S. Navy Task Force 73 in Singapore Maikemoli captain said: "This is our first such two-way training exchanges, we think this is a positive and friendly relations and confidence of a good way."

is worth mentioning that the period of Da Nang during the Vietnam War was a U.S. military base, but also from China, Paracel Islands (known in Vietnam over the Paracel Islands), the nearest port in Vietnam.

It is understood that since the U.S. warship to visit Ho Chi Minh City in 2003 after the US-Vietnam military interaction between the two countries is gradually warming. High-level military exchanges between the two countries on many occasions, the U.S. military experts to help train Vietnamese soldiers and the Vietnamese military to provide medical, technical and language support. In addition, the United States have been Cam Ranh Bay for the lease negotiations with Vietnam.

Despite the growing US-Vietnam closer military cooperation, but the "Washington" of the visit still seem unusual, its timing is particularly fascinating. Recently, the Sino-US relations because the U.S. aircraft carrier entered the Yellow Sea bent exercises openly interfere in this issue the United States were strained. At the same time, China and Vietnam have also taken place between the unpleasant things. 5th of this month, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared in the Paracel islands regional seismic study of a Chinese vessel "violation of Vietnam's sovereignty." The Chinese Foreign Ministry reiterated that China and its adjacent waters of the Xisha indisputable sovereignty.

Associated Press reported Aug. 8 that the U.S. aircraft carrier the opportunity to visit the selected note in the "Tian An" incident brought tensions, the Washington increasingly want to maintain the security of the Asia-Pacific region and stability, "to indicate that China is not the only protagonist in the region."

vigorously to help Vietnam develop nuclear power

According to reports, the U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in Vietnam in a few days before the coastal waters of the United States is on civilian nuclear cooperation with the Vietnamese-depth negotiations, including the possibility of allowed to conduct uranium enrichment in the territory of Vietnam's key provisions. U.S. experts believe that the U.S. will be based on the results of negotiations to provide Vietnam with all the nuclear material production, preservation and research information. It is said that the United States and Vietnam in March of this year has reached a preliminary agreement and hope to reach a final agreement this year. AFP disclosed, once the agreement is reached, General Electric and Bechtel and other U.S. companies will be able to sell nuclear reactors and related parts in Vietnam. No wonder in June of this year, Vietnam announced plans to strengthen the use of nuclear energy plans in the next 20 years to eight nuclear power plants operational.

due to fears of nuclear technology was eventually used to make weapons of mass destruction, the United States had hoped to launch nuclear cooperation with countries that set up a rule: to give up uranium enrichment within its territory the production. January 15 last year, the United States and the United Arab Emirates has signed such an agreement on. But now, the United States to Vietnam spared, even in the United States there have been considerable criticism. "Wall Street Journal" that the international nuclear non-proliferation point of view, this will undermine the Middle East countries to comply with U.S. demands legal basis for nuclear non-proliferation requirements. U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee's senior Republican women members of Yilianna Ross - Lei Dinan has said in a statement: "Vietnam deserve the United States signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with it such a reward." Challenge on the domestic, U.S. officials even the explanation given is: relative to the Middle East, the South-East Asia in less risk of nuclear proliferation.

this year in June, the United States in the Nuclear Suppliers Group, the General Assembly had to provide two nuclear reactors in China the issue of Pakistan will launch an attack, despite his long and India signed a nuclear cooperation agreement larger. The nuclear cooperation between the United States more news and even the "India Times" also published an article that the United States to peaceful uses of nuclear energy in the ground to help Vietnam develop nuclear power, China will have more reason to expand civilian nuclear cooperation with Pakistan.

U.S. nuclear cooperation in Vietnam, so why preference? Russia's "view report" An Analysis of the article quoted experts as saying the United States would like to use this to weaken China's influence. In fact, the foreign media has noted that U.S. officials have stressed that holding nuclear talks with the Vietnamese, the United States did not inform the Chinese. U.S. State Department spokesman 菲利普克劳 Lee said, "Our negotiations only between the United States and Vietnam, not including China ... ... but in our own strategic interests, we do not need the approval of China."

United States and Vietnam from enemy to ally

during the Cold War between the United States and Vietnam have experienced 14 years of war, resulting in about 5.8 million Americans and 3 million Vietnamese were killed. The war was the largest since World War II the United States entered the war, the most significant impact of the war, the Cold War dramatically changed the situation. In 1975, the Vietnam War officially ended. 20 years later, the United States and Vietnam established diplomatic relations only.

2000 年 3 months, U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen when he was an official visit to Vietnam. In the same year in July, US-Vietnam bilateral trade agreement signed, to pave the way for the normalization of trade relations between the two countries. Today, the United States is Vietnam's largest trade surplus, and is its largest sources of foreign investment, bilateral trade volume reached 15.4 billion U.S. dollars last year. South Korea, "Chosun Ilbo" to describe the United States and Vietnam have entered a "honeymoon period."

recently, nuclear cooperation with the United States and Vietnam held talks, and the U.S. aircraft carrier entered the coastal waters of Vietnam, US-Vietnam relations marked into the fast lane. Institute of Contemporary International Relations, Li Yan experts told the United States "World News" reporter, US-Vietnam cooperation in the recent series of great symbolic significance, embodying the strategic relationship between the two countries, "intimacy," an important symbol.

analysts believe that the face of China's influence in Southeast Asia to enhance the United States and Vietnam can be said to need each other. In the United States to return to Southeast Asia strategy, with China in the South China Sea islands dispute on the ownership of the Vietnamese became the United States, China, a strategic piece of checks and balances. From Vietnam, the use of the United States to contain China's intentions are obvious. This year in October, according to Vietnam's proposals, including China, the United States and Japan, including eight regional powers in Hanoi and ASEAN defense ministers will hold its first meeting of Defence Ministers. Some media analysts say, China does not want such a multilateral forum to discuss the South China Sea, Vietnam and other countries may be actively promoted.

U.S. containment may not work

addition to a sudden close up with Vietnam, the United States has recently also accused of crimes committed mass murder of Indonesian special forces to re-establish a relationship with Singapore and Malaysia 14 Pacific Rim countries to carry out joint military exercises together ... ... for the United States the "combination of boxing," American "national" magazine that "the U.S. desire to establish 'in Asia - Pacific military alliance' to contain China, the method and the establishment of NATO after World War II to deter the Soviet Union exactly the same. "

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Research Office of the United States by American political analysts say Ni Feng, compared with other big countries, China's complex geopolitical environment surrounding more, this is the United States to "borrowing" provides an objective environment. The United States and Japan, South Korea military alliance, and Thailand, the Philippines and other countries also have military cooperation, this is used to prevent China's vast network, the United States carefully woven for years. However, "the financial crisis, U.S. forces have changed, if there is confidence in the U.S. and China before going it alone, now it has no such confidence in the United States 'gang war' has."

actual , the United States vigorously to win over the Southeast Asian countries and the United States is far from "monolithic." August 9, the Philippines Foreign Minister Alberto Romulo made clear in an interview that the Philippines against the U.S. involvement in the South China Sea dispute, "This is a matter of ASEAN and China, which you clear enough?" < p> Singapore's "Straits Times" on August 7 article, quoting the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Southeast Asia expert 欧内斯托鲍尔 as saying, "I think not many ASEAN countries elephants top cow, the courage to stand up, take the lead. "(International Online - News of the World)