HO CHI MINH CITY -- U.S. President Joe Biden denied trying to "hurt" China as he upgraded ties with Vietnam on Sunday, seeking to boost trade while navigating a thicket of challenges from human rights to climate and geoeconomic competition.
Washington not out to 'hurt' China while seeking greater Vietnam trade
U.S. President Joe Biden attends a meeting with Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi on Sept. 10. © Reuters
HO CHI MINH CITY -- U.S. President Joe Biden denied trying to "hurt" China as he upgraded ties with Vietnam on Sunday, seeking to boost trade while navigating a thicket of challenges from human rights to climate and geoeconomic competition.