DANANG, Vietnam/WASHINGTON -- An American aircraft carrier made a port call in Vietnam on Monday for the first time since the war between the two countries ended in 1975, a visit geared to tip the diplomatic scales against an expanding China.
International relations
US carrier arrives in Vietnam, putting China on notice
First such visit since war's end serves as check on Beijing's expansion
The USS Carl Vinson arrived in Vietnam's Danang Bay on Mar. 5.
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