Washington must prioritise cultivating genuine relationships with Pacific Islands' on the basis of mutual strategic interests, without centralising countering China as the primary motivation, writes Nguyen Hoang Thuy Tien (Tokyo International University).
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WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is in talks with Vietnam over an agreement for the largest arms transfer in history between the ex-Cold War adversaries, according to two people familiar with a deal that could irk China and sideline Russia. A package, which could come together within the next year, could consummate the newly upgraded partnership between Washington and Hanoi.