US delivers latest vessel to Vietnam amid South China Sea tensions
2017-05-27 09:22:24 source：Live Mint
May 26, 2017
"The US transferred its seventh security vessel this week to Vietnam, the embassy said Friday, boosting defence ties amid a spike in tensions in the South China Sea.
The US coast guard gave its Vietnamese counterpart a high endurance cutter in a ceremony in Honolulu on Thursday, the embassy in Hanoi said.
The gift comes several days after the US delivered six patrol boats to Vietnam’s coast guard to strengthen its 'maritime law enforcement' and humanitarian response operations."
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