Indo-Pacific

The two sides vow to expand US-Vietnam military engagement and a more secure Indo-Pacific.

Vietnam and the US have become major economic partners for each other, with bilateral trade growing strongly over the years.

Japan Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) policy and ASEAN's Outlook on the Indo-Pacific share much in common.

These annual dialogue further promotes the robust and growing bilateral relationship between the United States and Vietnam.

Germany takes Vietnam as an example in the rise of Asia for Berlin’s Indo-Pacific strategy highlighted recently.

The vision of freedom of navigation in Pacific waters was promoted to challenge China's assertiveness in the South China Sea.

The visit signals Washington's intends to remain the pre-eminent naval power in the South China Sea.

Vietnam has appeared to be a valuable partner for Washington in the Indo-Pacific region amid China’s militarization of islands in the South China Sea.

At the heart of the US strategy is that America is also a Pacific power.