US and Vietnam enter new era 美越关系进入新时代

For many years the aftermath of war coloured US-Vietnamese ties

多年来,越战的阴影影响着美越关系

President Bill Clinton has announced that the United States and Vietnam  have signed a wide-ranging trade deal, a quarter of a century after the end of the Vietnam War.

The historic agreement, reached after four years of negotiations, is expected to encourage more US companies to invest in Vietnam, and help speed-up plans for Vietnam to join the World Trade Organisation.

The deal is also a sign that Vietnam's Communist leadership has decided to embrace reform.

克林顿总统宣布美国和越南签署了一份内容广泛的贸易协议，这是在越南战争结束25年后达成的一份协议。

谈判4年后达成的这一历史性的协议，将鼓励更多的美国公司在越南投资，并加速越南加入世界贸易组织计划的实施。

这一协议也表明越南的共产党政权决定接受改革。