BY AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
POSTED ON 06/06/2013 8:42 AM | UPDATED 06/06/2013 8:50 AM
WASHINGTON DC, USA – A senior US official warned Wednesday, June 5, that Vietnam’s record on human rights was deteriorating as he faced calls from Congress to put tougher conditions on the nations’ warming partnership.
Joe Yun, the acting assistant secretary of state for East Asia, said the United States had “considerable leverage” with Vietnam as the former war enemies build trade and security links in a region marked by China’s rise.
“We acknowledge that the recent situation, if anything, has been backtracking. There’s no question,” Yun told a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee.
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