Vietnam Arms Sales and Regional Balancing

The U.S. decision to remove all restrictions on arms sales to Vietnam does not aim to militarize the South China Sea dispute or contain China. Rather, the decision was but the latest move among the great powers to pursue their interests in Southeast Asia, which for the United States focus on discouraging China or anyone else from using military power to pursue a coercive solution to territorial conflicts.

Richard Weitz, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/20Ip2kE