Tag: Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc

New Vietnam PM says it won’t pursue military buildup in South China Sea

  (Reuters)  Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Wednesday his country was not pursuing a military buildup over the South China Sea and would work with allies to seek peaceful solutions to disputes, with no use of force. Speaking in a rare interview with some foreign journalists after a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama, Phuc said the South China Sea dynamic had grown in complexity and needed regional friends and strategic partners […]