In a speech during the first postwar presidential visit to Vietnam, Bill Clinton cites Spring Essence, a translation by John Balaban, as an example of American cultural diplomacy, giving copies to Vietnamese leadership
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In a speech during the first postwar presidential visit to Vietnam, Bill Clinton cites Spring Essence, a translation by John Balaban, as an example of American cultural diplomacy, giving copies to Vietnamese leadership