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US and Vietnam Against China? Well, Sort Of

US and Vietnam Against China? Well, Sort Of
U.S. President Joe Biden attends a welcoming ceremony hosted by Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (2L) at the Presidential Palace of Vietnam in Hanoi on Sept. 10, 2023. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Milton Ezrati
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President Joe Biden just made the latest move in Washington’s competition with Beijing. After the recent G20 meetings in India, he flew to Hanoi, Vietnam, and signed an agreement to bring Vietnam closer to the American side in this U.S.–China competition.

Milton Ezrati
Milton Ezrati
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Milton Ezrati is a contributing editor at The National Interest, an affiliate of the Center for the Study of Human Capital at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and chief economist for Vested, a New York-based communications firm. Before joining Vested, he served as chief market strategist and economist for Lord, Abbett & Co. He also writes frequently for City Journal and blogs regularly for Forbes. His latest book is "Thirty Tomorrows: The Next Three Decades of Globalization, Demographics, and How We Will Live."
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