Truly a heartwarming story.
I have no affection for any commie government. My friends were killed and wounded in action in Vietnam. I was there over twenty months between two tours, 70 - 71, and later 71 - 72. Both tours were shortened by Nixon's timetablss to withdraw.
It's just the enemy of my enemy is my friend. The Chicoms want to control the western Pacific to just shy of Hawaii. I'll be surprised if we don't have Navy and Air force combat over the freedom of the South China Sea.
“It’s just the enemy of my enemy is my friend.”
A lot of American jobs are being shipped to Vietnam; they may be friends to business, but certainly not to “real” Americans. We’ve propped up a failed communist system by sending them the fruits of capitalism - jobs & wealth. Before that they were a toilet like Cuba.
“Therefore I say that it is a narrow policy to suppose that this country or that is to be marked out as the eternal ally or the perpetual enemy of England. We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.” Lord Palmerston
Actually, we've been having a cold war od sorts there since the Korean War. When I was in the Navy during 'Nam and we flew patrols over the S. China Sea, we were required to monitor a specific frequency for a threat monitoring system (called 'Sky King') in the event we were fired upon or there were hostile interceptors in the area.