Joe Biden, who served as vice president under Barack Obama from 2008 to 2016, was simultaneously named president-elect by the US media on November 7, after 32 years of pursuing the dream of leading the White House.
Throughout this election campaign, Biden always pledged to return America to the role of `big brother` on the international stage.
Joe Biden spoke in Wilmington, Delaware on November 10.
Carl Thayer, Southeast Asia expert and honorary professor at the University of New South Wales, Australia, shared with VnExpress that Biden becoming US president means ending the disruption created by Trump and other politicians.
`When elected, Biden said that America will return. America will focus on multilateralism, working with allies and partners to solve global problems, such as the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change.
With a commitment to expanding international cooperation, observers believe that Biden will strongly promote relations with the Asia-Pacific region, by strengthening cooperation with many regional allies such as Australia and Japan.
`Whether it was the previous Mr. Obama or the current Mr. Donald Trump, or if elected, the upcoming Mr. Joe Biden, it is clear that Asia-Pacific is a very important part of America’s overall strategy. And the United States will have to
James Carouso, a former US diplomat and currently CEO of BowerGroupAsia, a strategic consulting company in Singapore, said that President-elect Biden’s administration still maintains a tough stance on China but `will find
According to Professor Thayer, with the policy focus of a stronger pivot to Asia-Pacific, the Biden administration will continue to consider Vietnam an important partner in the region.
`The Biden administration will continue to view Vietnam as an important partner to resolve issues in the region, especially the East Sea,` Mr. Thayer said.
During Trump’s term, the US took a tough stance on the East Sea issue.
`The Biden administration will continue to deny the legal basis of China’s claim on the East Sea and uphold the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the case of the Philippines v. China,` Mr. Carl Thayer
During the Democratic primary debate in February, Biden said he wanted China to clearly understand that `they have to play by the rules` in the South China Sea.
Dr. Pham Cao Cuong, Deputy Director of the Institute of American Studies, said that in the context of China’s rise, which `can threaten the interests` of Washington, since the Obama presidency, Asia-Pacific has
Vietnam has an important geopolitical position in Southeast Asia, and Southeast Asia has a strategic position in the Indo-Pacific region.
Joe Biden, when he was still US Vice President, shook hands with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the US State Department in Washington, DC on July 7, 2015.
In the 25 years since the two countries normalized relations in 1995 and the United States has gone through four leadership changes, the relationship between the two countries has continued to develop comprehensively and achieve many achievements.
`The Biden administration will likely not threaten to impose sanctions or tariffs on Vietnam, but will take practical action to resolve outstanding trade issues, including barriers for US companies when
Former ambassador Pham Quang Vinh said that the relationship between any two countries cannot avoid problems and differences.
According to the former ambassador, Vietnam – US relations still maintain momentum and expand in the direction of mutual benefit and mutual respect despite many US presidents.
`Vietnam is a country with a position in the region and the world, and is increasingly deeply integrated. America also needs such a strong and integrated Vietnam, when America cooperates with this region. Therefore,