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.

  • OpenPassageways
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    9 months ago

    Might not be arms deals, but China is making billions of investments in Central and South America.