Year: 2025

Xi Can’t Trust His Own Military – NY Times

May 6, 2025 Listen to this article · 7:04 min Learn more By Phillip C. Saunders and Joel Wuthnow Dr. Saunders and Dr. Wuthnow are experts on the Chinese military at National Defense University in Washington, D.C. “President Xi Jinping of China is believed to have ordered his armed forces to be prepared to invade Taiwan by 2027, if necessary, raising the …

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Out of War’s Shadow

Vietnam on the Move How much does the war even matter anymore? How much does the war even matter anymore By Damien Cave and Tung Ngo Photographs and Video by Hannah Reyes Morales April 29, 2025 Out of War’s Shadow: Vietnam on the Move – The New York Times Listen to this article · 16:15 min Learn more “On April 30, 1975, …

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U.S. Tells Its Diplomats in Vietnam to Avoid War Anniversary Events – NYT

The reversal adds another Trump administration blow to decades of reconciliation efforts. By Damien Cave Reporting from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam April 22, 2025, 12:02 p.m. ET “The Trump administration has told its senior diplomats in Vietnam not to take part in events marking the 50th anniversary of the end of the war. Four U.S. officials …

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