Vietnam Ready to Host Russian Maritime Base.

[NiceGuy]

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Vietnam will allow Russia to set up a ship maintenance base at its port of Cam Ranh, Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang said on Friday.

Sang, speaking to the Voice of Russia radio station ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, stressed that the port would not be a Russian military base. But he also said that Cam Ranh would be used to help develop “military co-operation” between the two former Cold War allies.
Sang also said Hanoi was planning to develop the capacity to provide maintenance services to any foreign ship docking at Cam Ranh, a former Soviet naval base.

Russia currently has only one foreign military base outside the former Soviet Union – in Tartus, Syria. But officials say the base is little more than a re-fuelling stop for Russian warships.
Russia’s naval chief, Vice Admiral Viktor Chirkov, confirmed on Friday that Russia was in talks on obtaining naval bases in Cuba, Vietnam and in the Seychelles.

“We are indeed continuing work to ensure the stationing of Russian Navy forces outside the Russian Federation,” he said in an interview with RIA Novosti. “As part of this work at the international level, we are discussing issues related to the creation of [ship] maintenance stations in Cuba, in the Seychelles and in Vietnam.”

The Russian Navy saw that it badly needed foreign bases after 2008, when Russian warships joined international anti-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Aden. Russia has also discussed the possibility of using ports in Djibouti for its warships in the past.
Vietnam Ready to Host Russian Maritime Base | World | RIA Novosti

Oh yeah, time to shake hand with mighty Soviet again and crush chinese mailand and chinese in ASEAN

Soviet navy in Cam Ranh before 1990

[IZVINITE]

Good News For Vietnam

[Developereo]

“As part of this work at the international level, we are discussing issues related to the creation of [ship] maintenance stations in Cuba, in the Seychelles and in Vietnam.”

This move seems aimed more to counter Uncle Sam's "Asia-Pacific focus" than China.

Everyone is talking about a US-China balancing act, and Russia is left in the corner, shouting "hello, remember us? we're not dead yet".

[NiceGuy]

This move seems aimed more to counter Uncle Sam's "Asia-Pacific focus" than China.

Everyone is talking about a US-China balancing act, and Russia is left in the corner, shouting "hello, remember us? we're not dead yet".

We only allow Russia base in VN if she help us to crush china, dude. Game is set, china big mouth but coward will be spanked again ,

[Developereo]

Yeah, but the Russian have their own agenda. They are there as a wildcard to keep both the Chinese and Americans guessing which side they will support. This is good for the status quo because it slows everybody down and makes them think twice before making any move.

[Yogi]

good news for viet
With increasing Russian interest in Vietnam some peoples wet dreams might get flushed down in scs

[NiceGuy]

Yeah, but the Russian have their own agenda. They are there as a wildcard to keep both the Chinese and Americans guessing which side they will support. This is good for the status quo because it slows everybody down and makes them think twice before making any move.

You're underestimate Russia ambitious. Mr Putin wanna revive Soviet power , he doesn't wanna be a wildcard in the World game any more.

First step to restore Soviet Influence is shaking hand with VietNam a long time and reliable alliance in Asia. When Russia-VN navy can control SCS(east sea) and Malacca, then it means Russia can control China's economy and give a great threat to USA too. That time, Russia will get back to the position of Global super power like fomer USSR

anyway, we're US's partner now, so we only can help Russia to control bad boy China, we don't wanna have trouble with US now

[ChinaToday]

You're underestimate Russia ambitious. Mr Putin wanna revive Soviet power , he doesn't wanna be a wildcard in the World game any more.

First step to restore Soviet Influence is shaking hand with VietNam a long time and reliable alliance in Asia. When Russia-VN navy can control SCS(east sea) and Malacca, then it means Russia can control China's economy and give a great threat to USA too. That time, Russia will get back to the position of Global super power like fomer USSR

Oh Russia told you guys all their secrete ambitions hahaha , another pathetic post, in reality you guys just dont have a clue what politics games those big boys are playing

[Alfa-Fighter]

Vietnam strategy is to bring all big players in south china sea, Russian base , US base and Indian base ....more head ache for china.

[dunhill]

So now what?

In Cam Ranh Bay future that will have U.S, Russia, India will staying there for "Maintenance"? So, China should not to worry then, all 3 big countries ships are "out of order" and "Maintenace needed" and then China Navy's can shoot any fishermen ships in SCS now.

China should do more strong actions, then 3 big countries ships will sitting ducks.

[IND_PAK]

The last time the Viets thought USSR was going to back them, we invaded, killed them like farm animals and burned down six of their provinces. Those six provinces are still wasteland today

You are great Sir Hongwu and belong to a great nation who can kill people like farm animals.

[Chineselover]

The last time the Viets thought USSR was going to back them, we invaded, killed them like farm animals and burned down six of their provinces. Those six provinces are still wasteland today

Is Chinese people bad like you say ??????

[Chineselover]

The last time the Viets thought USSR was going to back them, we invaded, killed them like farm animals and burned down six of their provinces. Those six provinces are still wasteland today

Is Chinese people bad like you say ??????

[Audio]

The last time the Viets thought USSR was going to back them, we invaded, killed them like farm animals and burned down six of their provinces. Those six provinces are still wasteland today

Ah the brilliant, illuminant emissary of the China Cleptocracy Party speaks again with his unmistakeable prophecy.

[Đảo Bạch Long Vỹ]

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The last time the Viets thought USSR was going to back them, we invaded, killed them like farm animals and burned down six of their provinces. Those six provinces are still wasteland today

Oh yeah sir Hong Wu, your army is powerful and great, your performance in 1979 was superb



Chinese Military Strategy in the Third Indochina War: The Last Maoist War, Edward C. O'Dowd (2007), page 46

The only thing they had made in 1979 campaign was killing civilians