A Vietnamese soldier keeps watch as aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson arrives at a port in Da Nang. Photo: Reuters
US aircraft carrier arrives in Vietnam for historic visit as China ties are put to the test
The visit comes at a time when China is increasing its military build-up in the Paracel Islands and seven artificial islands in the Spratlys in maritime territory also claimed by Vietnam
A Vietnamese soldier keeps watch as aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson arrives at a port in Da Nang. Photo: Reuters
