By Luo Yongkun

November 18, 2015

"Vietnamese Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh agreed with his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani earlier this month that Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Forces will be allowed to visit the strategic Cam Ranh Bay in the South China Sea. The Hanoi-Tokyo defense cooperation came after Chinese President Xi Jinping's official state visit to Vietnam.

Hanoi is striving to reach a balance among the major powers. While Vietnam endeavors to maintain a friendly relationship with China, it is also bolstering close ties with Japan and the US. The nation finds its place among the powers by cooperating with different states in different fields, such as with Beijing on the economy and security and defense with Tokyo."

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