Economics
Vietnam Is the Focus of a Fight Between China and the U.S.
- Vietnam, China, others locked in dispute over South China Sea
- Nation has faced recent protests over mass fish deaths
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Dwarfed by its Communist neighbor and still bearing the scars of a war with the U.S. four decades ago, Vietnam has become a focal point of the race between the two powers for influence in the western Pacific.
The tussle over Vietnam will be on display during a three-day visit next week by President Barack Obama. The third sitting U.S. president to travel to the country since the end of the war, Obama is expected to meet with the regime’s top leaders on Monday.