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Significance

Earlier this month, Defence Minister Phan Van Giang met US counterpart Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon. In September 2023, during a visit by Biden to Vietnam, Hanoi and Washington elevated their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

Impacts

Vietnam will increase purchases of non-lethal military equipment from the United States.

Bilateral security cooperation will remain focused on low-sensitivity areas.

The outcome of November’s US presidential election is unlikely to have a major bearing on the trajectory of Vietnamese-US defence relations.

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