[20150619]IN10300_越南共产党总书记首次历史性访问华盛顿.pdf

CRS InsightsVietnams Communist Party Chief to Make Historic First Visit to WashingtonMark E. Manyin, Specialist in Asian Affairs (mmanyincrs.loc.gov, 7-7653)June 19, 2015 (IN10300)In July 2015, the General Secretary of Vietnams Communist Party (VCP), Nguyen Phu Trong, is expected to travel to Washington, DC. The visit would be the first-ever trip to the United States by a VCP General Secretary, symbolizing and perhaps accelerating the improvement in and expansion of U.S.-Vietnam relations over the past five years (CRS Report R40208, U.S.-Vietnam Relations in 2014: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy). The trip may also be both an indication of and a driver for shifts in the Vietnamese leaderships attitudes toward the United States.Neither the dates nor the agenda for Trongs trip have formally been announced. However, given Trongs positionhe effectively is Vietnams highest-ranking officialit is unlikely that he would travel to the United States without securing a meeting with President Barrack Obama. Trong also is expected to hold meetings with Members of Congress. Issues that may arise during his trip include:U.S. and Vietnamese concerns about Chinas increasingly assert