Vietnam gives thumbs-up to U.S. regional role as pivot stumblesHANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam supports U.S. “intervention” in the Asia-Pacific if it helps keep peace and stability, the defense ministry said, in a timely endorsement of a continued U.S. presence amid uncertainty over Washington’s faltering “pivot”. Vice defense minister, Senior Lieutenant-General Nguyen Chi Vinh, met on Monday with Cara Abercrombie, the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia, and told her Vietnam backed a positive U.S. role. The general’s words of support, conveyed by a normally reclusive defense ministry, come when the United States most needs them, with its “rebalance” - aimed at boosting its Asian foothold and tempering China’s rise - now under strain in the run-up to a U.S. presidential election. Vinh “affirmed that Vietnam will support the U.S and other partners to intervene in the region as long as it brings peace, stability and prosperity”, it said in a statement. At the dialogue, Abercrombie said the United States would not change its rebalance strategy, the statement added. Uncertainty lingers in Asia over changes ahead at the White House and whether a new leadership would give less priority to keeping China in check as it grows increasingly assertive in the South China Sea, a waterway vital to global trade. Washington’s traditional defense alliances in Southeast Asia are currently being tested, with ties with Thailand frosty since a 2014 coup and questions about the future of a tight military relationship with the Philippines under volatile new President Rodrigo Duterte, a staunch U.S. critic. Relations between the United States and Vietnam, in contrast, have warmed substantially in the past two years, much to do with jitters over the South China Sea to which Hanoi has disputes with Beijing. The latest affirmation of those ties came after the full lifting of a U.S. lethal arms embargo on Vietnam in May, allowing closer defense links and some joint military exercises between the former enemies. Two U.S. warships earlier this month made a call at a new international port built at Vietnam’s strategic Cam Ranh Bay in a brief but symbolic return for U.S. combat vessels. The U.S. ambassador to Vietnam last week admitted the U.S. dynamism once seen in the region had “a little bit diminished”, but said there was still appetite for U.S. involvement. Ted Osius also said a dramatic change in U.S.-Vietnam ties was “not about to happen” because of Philippine leader Duterte’s outreach toward China. politicsNews
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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Vietnam gives thumbs-up to U.S. regional role as pivot stumblesHANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam supports U.S. “intervention” in the Asia-Pacific if it helps keep peace and stability, the defense ministry said, in a timely endorsement of a continued U.S. presence amid uncertainty over Washington’s faltering “pivot”. Vice defense minister, Senior Lieutenant-General Nguyen Chi Vinh, met on Monday with Cara Abercrombie, the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia, and told her Vietnam backed a positive U.S. role. The general’s words of support, conveyed by a normally reclusive defense ministry, come when the United States most needs them, with its “rebalance” - aimed at boosting its Asian foothold and tempering China’s rise - now under strain in the run-up to a U.S. presidential election. Vinh “affirmed that Vietnam will support the U.S and other partners to intervene in the region as long as it brings peace, stability and prosperity”, it said in a statement. At the dialogue, Abercrombie said the United States would not change its rebalance strategy, the statement added. Uncertainty lingers in Asia over changes ahead at the White House and whether a new leadership would give less priority to keeping China in check as it grows increasingly assertive in the South China Sea, a waterway vital to global trade. Washington’s traditional defense alliances in Southeast Asia are currently being tested, with ties with Thailand frosty since a 2014 coup and questions about the future of a tight military relationship with the Philippines under volatile new President Rodrigo Duterte, a staunch U.S. critic. Relations between the United States and Vietnam, in contrast, have warmed substantially in the past two years, much to do with jitters over the South China Sea to which Hanoi has disputes with Beijing. The latest affirmation of those ties came after the full lifting of a U.S. lethal arms embargo on Vietnam in May, allowing closer defense links and some joint military exercises between the former enemies. Two U.S. warships earlier this month made a call at a new international port built at Vietnam’s strategic Cam Ranh Bay in a brief but symbolic return for U.S. combat vessels. The U.S. ambassador to Vietnam last week admitted the U.S. dynamism once seen in the region had “a little bit diminished”, but said there was still appetite for U.S. involvement. Ted Osius also said a dramatic change in U.S.-Vietnam ties was “not about to happen” because of Philippine leader Duterte’s outreach toward China. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: vietnam gives regional role pivot stumbleshanoi reuters vietnam supports intervention helps keep peace stability defense ministry said timely endorsement continued presence amid uncertainty washington altering pivot vice defense minister senior nguyen chi vine met monday cara abercrombie deputy assistant secretary defense south southeast asia told vietnam backed positive role the general words support conveyed normally reclusive defense ministry come united states needs balance aimed boosting asian foothold tampering china rise strain presidential election vine affirmed vietnam support partners intervene region long brings peace stability prosperity said statement at dialogue abercrombie said united states would change balance strategy statement added uncertainty singers asia changes ahead white house whether new leadership would give less priority keeping china check grows increasingly assertive south china sea waterway vital global trade washington traditional defense alliances southeast asia currently tested ties thailand frost since coup questions future tight military relationship philippines volatile new president rodrigo duterte staunch critic relations united states vietnam contrast warmed substantially past two years much hitters south china sea hand disputes beijing the latest affirmation ties came full lifting lethal arms embargo vietnam may allowing closer defense links joint military exercises former enemies two warships earlier month made call new international port built vietnam strategic cam rank bay brief symbolic return combat vessels the ambassador vietnam last week admitted dynamic seen region little bit diminished said still appetite involvement ted ois also said dramatic change ties happen philippine leader duterte outreach toward china politicsnews