A look at the partnership between Vietnam and the U.S. 50 years after the fall of Saigon

I think they were deeply unnerved by the initial steps to cut off the funding for the legacy of war work that you and I have discussed. And I think, for Vietnamese friends, they continue to look at the United States as an incredibly important partner with whom they can balance against China and other challenges. And after they, I think, got over the initial shock and some of the anger that they felt, they picked up the phone and now we have an agreement where the United States and Vietnam are going to conduct negotiations on some sort of a deal that will hopefully address U.S. concerns and bring those tariff levels down.

Author: Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Sonia Kopelev

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