Joe Biden says US outreach to Vietnam is not about containing China

U.S. President Joe Biden addresses a press conference in Hanoi (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Joe Biden has said his visit to Vietnam is not aimed at starting a “cold war” with China, but was part of a broader effort to provide global stability by building US relationships throughout Asia at a time of tensions with Beijing.

“It’s not about containing China,” the US president said at a news conference in Vietnam’s capital after attending the G20 summit in India. “It’s about having a stable base.”