在南海緊張局勢下，美國戰艦罕見訪問越南港口

Recently Yahoo News on-line reported the following:

US combat ship to make rare port call in Vietnam amid South China Sea tensions

Thu, June 22, 2023 at 9:12 p.m. PDT

HANOI (Reuters) - The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan will stop at Central Vietnam's port city of Danang on Sunday in a rare visit for a U.S. warship to the southeast Asian nation, as tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea remain high.

The ship will arrive on Sunday afternoon and stay at Danang until June 30, local media reported the spokesperson for Vietnam's foreign affairs ministry as saying. The spokesperson did not respond to Reuters' requests for comment.

The visit of the USS Ronald Reagan is only the third for a U.S. aircraft carrier since the end of the Vietnam War.

The USS Theodore Roosevelt stopped in Vietnam in 2020 to mark 25 years since the Vietnam War ended in 1975.

This year Washington is seeking to upgrade its formal ties with Vietnam, amid Hanoi's frequent disputes with Beijing over boundaries in the South China Sea. China claims the waters almost in their entirety, including the exclusive economic zones of Vietnam and other countries in the region.

U.S. carriers frequently cross the energy-rich sea, which contains crucial routes for global trade. The warships are often shadowed by Chinese vessels.

On Wednesday, the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong and a group of escorting vessels sailed south through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's defence ministry said.

(Reporting by Francesco Guarascio)

Translation

河內（路透社） - 美國核動力航空母艦列根號將於週日停靠越南中部港口城市峴港，這是美國軍艦罕見地訪問這個東南亞國家，因為它與北京在南海的緊張局勢仍然高度緊張 。

據當地媒體報導，越南外交部發言人稱，該船將於週日下午抵達並在峴港停留至6月30日。 該發言人沒有回應路透社的置評請求。

列根號航空母艦的訪問只是越南戰爭結束以來第三次有美國航空母艦訪問。

2020 年，羅斯福號航空母艦停靠越南，紀念 1975 年越南戰爭結束 25 週年。

今年，在河內與北京就南海邊界問題頻繁發生爭端之際，華盛頓正尋求提升與越南的正式關係。 中國對幾乎整個海域聲稱擁有主權，其中包括越南和該地區其他國家的專屬經濟區。

美國航母經常穿越這能源豐富的海域，它有全球貿易的重要航線。 這些美國軍艦經常受到中國船隻的跟踪。

台灣國防部表示，週三，中國山東艦和一批護航艦艇通過敏感的台灣海峽向南航行。

So, a U.S. aircraft carrier will visit Vietnam's port city of Danang. This is a rare visit as tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea remain high. It seems that Washington is having closer ties with Vietnam against the background that Hanoi has frequent disputes with Beijing over sovereignty in some parts of the South China Sea.