A package could include U.S. F-16 fighter jets and come with special financing terms that could help Hanoi, which is facing tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea, steer away from its reliance on lower-cost Russian-made arms.

Vietnam is also actively in talks with Moscow over a new arms supply deal that could trigger U.S. sanctions, Reuters has reported.

    • Astroturfed@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      China is so serious and scary though. The USSR was such a serious big world power. Have you seen how much ass Russia is kicking? Super scary stuff. Chinas army is probably close to as good.

      • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year ago

        I mean at least Russian had been involved in some degree of material conflict to back up the idea they were a real army before this event.

        Without even that… idk.