Subject: Re: Odds and Ends
The latest page in the US's Indo-Pacific playbook will come via the establishment of a 'comprehensive strategic partnership' that will put the US on par with Vietnam's highest tier of partners, including China, according to US officials familiar with the matter.
'It marks a new period of fundamental reorientation between the United States and Vietnam,' a senior administration official said ahead of Biden's arrival in Hanoi, saying it would expand a range of issues between the two countries.
'It's not going to be easy for Vietnam, because they're under enormous pressure from China,' the official went on. 'We realize the stakes and the President is going to be very careful how he engages with Vietnamese friends.'

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Nice words. Is there any info on how much aid Biden has promised behind the scenes?