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Center for Strategic and International Studies
Fellow in the Southeast Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
PROFILE
Phuong Nguyen
Guest
FROM Phuong Nguyen
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Another President Seeks Common Ground with a Former Enemy In Vietnam, Bill Clinton healed the wounds of war; George W. Bush stopped off to talk economics. Barack Obama has different reasons for visiting. Today in Hanoi, he announced the end of an arms embargo that dates back to 1975 — sending a message clearly intended for China. It's all about the South China Sea, where Chinese oil drilling and military expansion intrude on some of the world's most vital waterways. Mr. Obama did not let concerns about human rights get in the way. Human rights groups the end of the embargo to be conditioned on the release of political prisoners, an end to the beating of protesters and other human rights abuses.
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