US National Security Adviser Urges Vietnam to End Re-Routing of China Exports to Avoid Tariffs

U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien greets delegates in a meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Nov. 21, 2020. U.S. Embassy Hanoi

White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien urged Vietnamese leaders to curb the illegal re-routing of Chinese exports through their country to avoid American tariffs.

In an interview with Bloomberg News, President Donald Trump’s aide O’Brien said the two countries discussed issues facing Vietnam’s regional stability, which is being challenged by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), during a three-day visit that commenced Friday.