US Aircraft Carrier Makes Vietnam Port Call Amid Sea Tensions

A US Navy aircraft carrier arrived in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang on Thursday for a rare port call, underscoring deepening security ties as Hanoi navigates rising maritime tensions with China.

The USS George Washington, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier named for America's first president, docked at Tien Sa Port on July 30 for a week-long goodwill visit to Da Nang packed with cultural exchanges and community events.

The USS George Washington arrived in Da Nang one day after Russian naval vessels left Vietnam, highlighting Hanoi's balanced defense diplomacy.

The visit, the longest since the two countries restored relations, is a show of mutual cooperation and a signal from the U.S. to China. But it comes during tensions over tariffs.

An American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is set to dock in Da Nang this week, in a visit analysts say shows the durability of US-Vietnam relations despite trade tensions and global upheaval. The USS George Washington, a Nimitz-class carrier currently deployed with the US Navy’s Seventh Fleet out of Yokosuka, Japan,