Viets and Japan Upgrade Relations on Mutual Goals
No need for inconvenient concerns over human rights
By: Nguyễn Vũ
The announcement late last month that Japan and Vietnam have established a ‘comprehensive strategic partnership’ caps an always discreet 50-year courtship. It was no surprise. The visit to Tokyo by Vietnamese president Võ Văn Thưởng to sign the agreement marks an unsurprising development given the relatively problem-free and impressively m…
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