From Nov. 27 to 30, Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong was in Japan on a state visit. He met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and monarch Naruhito, and delivered a speech in the Japanese Diet, the national legislature. In light of the rising threat posed by the Chinese regime to the Asia-Pacific region, the two countries upgraded their bilateral relationship to a “comprehensive strategic partnership” to collaborate against China.
The two leaders pledged to take their nations’ ongoing cooperation to “new heights and to further expand it to new fronts.” Both agreed to enhance the security collaboration between their countries. They also discussed issues such as Japan’s supply of defense equipment to Vietnam.
