First Time after two decade-long war ended in 1975, American Super Aircraft Carrier USS Carl Vinson arrives Da Nang port of Vietnam that makes China worried
Monday, March 05, 2018
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| USS Carl Vinson arrives Da Nang port in South Vietnam on Mar. 5th, 2018 |
VietPress USA (Mar. 5, 2018): In March 1965, the first American ground troops of 3,500 Marines landed Tien Sa port of Da Nang that marked the starting of the war between American forces supporting the Republic of South Vietnam to fight against Communist from North Vietnam.
The war ended when Communist invaded South Vietnam and seized Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, on April 30, 1975. The war killed 58,000 Americans and more than 3 million Vietnamese.
In 2000, President Bill Clinton visited Vietnam under Communism regime and lifted up the American Embargo. In 2016, President Barack Obama visited Vietnam and lifted a decades-old ban on the sale of military equipment to Vietnam. Last year, the U.S. transferred a decommissioned Coast Guard cutter to Vietnam and signed a three-year plan for defense cooperation.
Today on Monday, March 5th, 2018, the first time after Vietnam War ended in 1975, the U.S. Super Aircraft Carrier USS Carl Vinson, fully nuclear power operated, with 6,000 crew members, stretching more than 1,000 feet and weights more than 100,000 tons, arrives at Tien Sa port in Da Nang, central of Vietnam for a visit of 4 days
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For the first time since the Vietnam War, a US Navy aircraft carrier is paying a visit to a Vietnamese port, seeking to bolster both countries' efforts to stem expansionism by China in the South China Sea. (March 5) AP.
SEOUL — The USS Carl Vinson — the Navy's massive nuclear-powered aircraft carrier — arrived in Vietnam on Monday, marking the first time such a ship has docked in the country since the Vietnam War.
The Nimitz-class supercarrier, accompanied by another carrier and a destroyer, anchored off the coast of Da Nang, the city where 3,500 Marines landed in March 1965 as the war's first American ground troops.
The Carl Vinson carries 6,000 crew members, stretches more than 1,000 feet and weighs more than 100,000 tons. The port call will mark the largest U.S. military presence in Vietnam since the almost two decade-long war ended in 1975. The war killed 58,000 Americans and more than 3 million Vietnamese.
The Carl Vinson's sailors will visit a treatment center for victims affected by the chemical defoliant Agent Orange during the war, and a Navy band will perform a concert in Da Nang.
The ship's arrival marks another step toward improved military and economic ties since the two former adversaries normalized relations in 1995. During a visit in 2016, President Obama lifted a decades-old ban on the sale of military equipment to Vietnam. Last year, the U.S. transferred a decommissioned Coast Guard cutter to Vietnam and signed a three-year plan for defense cooperation.
Analysts say the Carl Vinson's landmark visit also sends a signal to China, which has sought to assert its claim on islands in the South China Sea. China's military buildup in the South China Sea alarms smaller countries in the area and challenges U.S. naval dominance in the Pacific.
The United States hasn’t taken any official position on South China Sea territorial claims but conducts “freedom of navigation” operations in the waterways by sailing ships without notice through disputed areas. China has condemned the operations and has responded in the past by scrambling fighter jets to monitor the U.S. vessels.
That the U.S. has sent its "epitome of modern naval power” to the area delivers a message to China, wrote Carl Thayer, professor of politics at the Australian Defence Force Academy, wrote in a policy briefing.
"The message the USS Carl Vinson sends is that the U.S. will maintain its naval presence in the South China Sea and that Vietnam supports the presence of the U.S. Navy as long as it contributes to regional peace and stability,” he wrote.
Vietnam Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said the visit underscores its good relations with the U.S. and contributes to "maintaining peace, stability, security, cooperation and development in the region.”
China claims sovereignty over almost all of the South China Sea, where more than $5 trillion of goods are shipped each year through some of the world’s busiest waterways. Vietnam has overlapping claims on some islands in the sea’s Spratly and Paracel chains, and tensions have flared between the two neighbors over these disputes. In 2014, Beijing deployed an oil rig in disputed waters near Vietnam, which led to a standoff between naval vessels and sparked violent anti-China demonstrations in Vietnam.
Historical animosity toward China runs deep in Vietnam, which was occupied by its much larger neighbor for much of the first millennium. But China remains Vietnam’s largest trading partner, and its rising role as the dominant superpower in the region requires a careful balancing act for Vietnam.
One of America’s longest-serving Nimitz-class carriers, the Vinson is midway through a deployment that has sent its Strike Group One to Hawaii, Guam and the Philippines Time
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