A package could include U.S. F-16 fighter jets and come with special financing terms that could help Hanoi, which is facing tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea, steer away from its reliance on lower-cost Russian-made arms.

Vietnam is also actively in talks with Moscow over a new arms supply deal that could trigger U.S. sanctions, Reuters has reported.

  • emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works
    21·
    1 year ago

    China is an economic power, not a military power. They like to get influence by giving loans, rather than by selling weapons.