Biden's Vietnam trip to push U.S. ties closer to level with China

Ex-foes are still paying the price of war, plan to talk trade and human rights

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U.S. President Joe Biden will meet Vietnamese Communist Party Secretary-General Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP)

LIEN HOANG, Nikkei staff writer

HO CHI MINH CITY -- U.S. President Joe Biden's trip to Vietnam is expected to yield a diplomatic upgrade, talks on climate, trade and human rights -- and potential backlash from next-door China.

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