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US carrier to stage first visit to Vietnam since war

THE USS Carl Vinson will dock in Danang today, the first visit of a United States aircraft carrier since the end of the US war on Vietnam in 1975.

The carrier will berth for five days. While other US warships have docked in Vietnamese ports in recent years, this will be the largest US military presence in the country since the war.

It comes amid tensions in the South China Sea between coastal states, particularly over China’s territorial claims there.

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