The U.S. aircraft carrier Carl Vinson on Monday made a port call at Vietnam's central city of Danang, facing the contentious South China Sea, marking the first visit of its kind since the Vietnam War ended in 1975.The four-day visit by the nuclear-powered carrier reflects growing strategic ties between the former adversaries and is seen as a veiled message to China, which has disputes with Vietnam and other Southeast Asian countries over islands and reefs in the South China Sea.It underscores the dramatic improvement of overall relations between the United States and Vietnam since communist…READ FULL ARTICLE
