The US Navy fleet consisting of the "Ronald Reagan" nuclear powered aircraft carrier (hereinafter referred to as "Ronald Reagan" aircraft carrier) and two escort cruisers stopped at Xiansha Port, Da Nang City, Vietnam, on the 25th, and began a five-day visit to Vietnam. According to the Vietnam News Agency on the 25th, this is the third time Vietnam has welcomed a US aircraft carrier, with the first two being in 2018 and 2020, respectively. The visit of the USS Reagan to Da Nang is part of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam US Comprehensive Partnership. The Associated Press 23 reported that Washington views Hanoi as a key component of its regional strategy and has been seeking to use Vietnam to expand the United States' influence in the region. ▲ On June 25, in Danang, Vietnam, the US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, the Reagan, entered the port. As one of the largest warships of the US Navy, the Associated Press referred to the docking of the USS Reagan at a Vietnamese port as a "rare visit". According to reports, the base of the USS Reagan aircraft carrier is located in Yokosuka, Japan, and it is the only forward deployed US aircraft carrier. It will be replaced by the USS George Washington, also known as the Nimitz class aircraft carrier, next year. According to the Vietnam News Agency, during the visit to Da Nang, the delegation of the US Navy ship commander will pay a courtesy visit to the leaders of the People's Committee of Da Nang City and the Vietnam Navy Three District Command. Members of the US delegation will also participate in various activities such as cultural, sports, and food exchange. Yue Tong News Agency believes that the visit of the US Navy fleet will help maintain and develop Vietnam US relations within the framework of the Vietnam US comprehensive partnership. This event once again highlights Vietnam's logistics and technical support capabilities in receiving visits from foreign warships, while contributing to enhancing Vietnam's image in the region and even the world. The United States has clearly expressed its intention to upgrade diplomatic relations between the two countries. The Associated Press reported that during his visit to Vietnam in April, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken witnessed the groundbreaking of the new US embassy, which cost 1.2 billion dollars, in the Vietnamese capital. The Biden administration hopes that this project will demonstrate the United States' commitment to further improving bilateral relations. Some foreign media often mention the South China Sea dispute between China and Vietnam when reporting on US aircraft carriers docking at Vietnamese ports, and place Vietnam within the narrative framework of geopolitical competition between China and the United States. Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao said that the rare docking of the Reagan in Da Nang showed that Washington hoped to strengthen ties with Hanoi and deal with China's growing strength in the sea area. The report states that the US Vietnam relationship is becoming increasingly close and there are concerns about China's increasing strength in the South China Sea. AFP quoted Ruan Shifang, a marine security scholar at the University of New South Wales in Australia, as saying that if the United States wants to continue to be the dominant force in the region, a strong bilateral relationship with Vietnam is essential; The United States hopes to make Vietnam a trustworthy and reliable partner by dispatching one of their strongest naval assets. According to the Vietnam Express, in the face of the attention of the outside world on the visit of the "Reagan" to Vietnam, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Foreign relations of Vietnam, Fan Chou Sang, said at a press conference on the 22nd, "Recently, Vietnam has received a visit from naval ships from different countries. This will be the visit of the" Reagan "warship. This is for the sake of regional and world peace