One-time enemy US embraces Vietnam
China Daily | Updated: 2010-07-20 07:51
US Senator John McCain leaves Hoa Lo museum in Hanoi on April 8, 2009, after he toured the former Hoa Lo prison, aka the "Hanoi Hilton," where he was held for more than five years after his fighter jet was shot down in 1967 during the Vietnam War. Hoang Dinh Nam / Agence France-Presse |
WASHINGTON - Fifteen years after a divisive decision to normalize relations with Vietnam, the United States is finding to its surprise that the one-time foe has quickly emerged as one of its growing partners.
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