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发帖数: 6973 | 1 (1) John Pomfret, China's rise prompts Vietnam to strengthen ties to other
nations. Washington Post, Oct. 30, 2010.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/29/AR2010102904746.html
(a) Quote:
"But on the other side, the [Military] History Museum was actually making
history. Along those walls hung daggers, paintings and quotations from
Vietnam's struggle with another rival: imperial China. Battles dating to
1077, 1258 and the 14th and 18th centuries were featured in intricate detail
. Putting China on a par with 'Western aggressors' marks a psychological
breakthrough for Vietnam's military and is troubling news for Beijing. * * *
At the Military Museum, [however], one war gets no treatment at all - the
bloody border conflict Vietnam fought with China in 1979.
"'It is always good to have a new friend [United States],' mused [Vietnam]
Vice Minister of Defense Nguyen Chi Vinh in an interview. 'It is even better
when that friend used to be our foe.'
"'The U.S. fought a war in Vietnam to check China's rise,' said one former
senior Vietnamese official * * * 'Now it's pursuing friendly relations with
Vietnam . . . to check China's rise.'
(b) Note: Bell UH-1 Iroquois
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_UH-1_Iroquois
(introduced in 1959; US military has phased out but retained the helicopter;
in use in many other nations)
(2) John Pomfret, Clinton urges Cambodia to strike a balance with China.
Washington Post, Nov. 1, 2010.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/01/AR2010110101460.html
("Vietnam, which is worried about China's influence in Southeast Asia,
announced Saturday that it was reopening its naval facilities at Cam Ranh
Bay to foreign navies")
My comment: The report is similar to that of WSJ yesterday (Nov. 2), so
there is no need to read except the quote. |
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