Risks to the U.S.-Vietnam relationship would differ depending on who wins the U.S. presidential election, with Trump likely to prioritize reducing the two countries' growing trade imbalance and Harris likely to balance the strategic partnership with more targeted trade measures. U.S.-Vietnam relations are currently at an all-time high. But the trajectory of the increasingly strategic bilateral relationship will differ considerably depending on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 5. On the campaign trail, Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris have both maintained a tough stance on China, which indicates they would each seek to continue deepening the United States' partnership with Vietnam. However, Trump and Harris' approaches to relations with Hanoi would diverge significantly, particularly on trade....
