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C. During the Vietnam War, Hanoi was the capital of North Vietnam. It became the capital of a reunited country in 1976 after the defeat of South Vietnam, which had been a U.S. ally.
A. Vietnam is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest and Cambodia to the southwest.
D. While the Vietnamese want good relations with the superpower that also sits on the South China Sea, they are discussing upgrading their strategic relationship with the United States to "a new level."
D. Economic ties between the U.S. and Vietnam have grown rapidly since diplomatic relations were normalized in 1995. But, trade with Vietnam is dwarfed by the huge economic exchange between the United States and China.