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I must be missing something, I don't see how that Wikipedia article says the US is bound by treaty defend Vietnam's claims the islands in the same manner the US
by lucasjans 14y ago
I must be missing something, I don't see how that Wikipedia article says the US is bound by treaty defend Vietnam's claims the islands in the same manner the US is bound to defend Japan. Can you clarify? Living in Vietnam, I'm very curious about the subject
- gurkendoktor 14y agoSorry, I got it mixed up with the US-Philippines Mutual Defence Treaty (as the Philippines are also involved in the conflict). Which, as I found while googling, has been ... umm ... cancelled by the US already? http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/14118/us-not-coming-to-ph-aid-vs-china http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/14118/us-not-coming-to-ph-aid-v... Same as for the Taiwan treaty I guess, the US would be insane to help the re-elected KMT government. I take it back, it's only Japan that would drag the US in.