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October 03, 2014

US lifts 40-year arms ban to boost Vietnam sea defense
Washington (AFP) Oct 03, 2014
In a decision likely to anger China, the US is partly lifting a 40-year ban on arms sales to former foe Vietnam to help boost defenses in the tense South China Sea. The historic easing of the ban in place since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975 will only apply to maritime equipment, State Department officials stressed, and comes amid warming ties and as Hanoi makes "modest" improvements to human rights. "What's driving this is not a sudden desire to transfer military equipment to Vietnam writ l ... read more

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