In A "Tweak" To China, Vietnam Will Permit Foreign Navies Access To The Navy Base At Cam Ranh Bay

Cam Ranh Bay, 180 miles north west of Ho Chi Minh city, would stand ready to service ships and submarines 'from all countries' Photo: MIKE LOUGHRAN

Vietnam Offers Navy Base To Foil China -- The Telegraph

Foreign navies are to be given access to Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay, a naval stronghold that was a key Cold War outpost that is now emerging as a vital base to counter Chinese dominance of the South China Sea.

Nyugen Tan Dung, the Vietnamese prime minister, said Cam Ranh Bay, 180 miles north west of Ho Chi Minh city, would stand ready to service ships and submarines "from all countries".

Russia is to help rebuild the port as part of an £1.3 billion defence deal signed earlier this year.

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More News On Vietnam Opening It's Major Naval Base To Foreign Navies

Vietnam's Cam Ranh base to welcome foreign navies -- Washington Post/AP
Vietnam seeks Russian help to modernize naval base -- RIA Novosti
PM says Cam Ranh Port to be solely managed by Vietnam -- Thanh Nien News
Why Is China Isolating Itself? -- Jason Miks, The Diplomat

My Comment: China - Vietnam differences on full display. Expect the Chinese to respond by expanding their naval fleet in the South China Seas.