ThesethreeflagstheUnitedStates, VietnamandNorthKorealinedthestreetsofHanoi, theVietnamesecapitalknownforitsiconiclandmarksliketheTejoBridge, a symbolofthiscity's past, whichalsoincludestheVietnamWar, whichleftmuchofthecityinruins.
Andthenitwasrebuilt, aneconomicmiraclehereinVietnamas a resultofnormalizedrelationswiththeUnitedStates, andperhaps a lessonforNorthKoreanleaderKimJongun, whoisonhiswayhereforhishistoricsecondsummitwiththe U.
HereistheinfamousHanoiHilton, whereAmericanprisonersofwarweredetained, interrogatedandtorturedduringtheVietnamWar, includingthelate U.
S.
SenatorJohnMcCain.
Thisbuildingreallyis a symbolofjusthowfarVietnamhascomesincethosedarkdaysduringthewar, a symbolofhow a countrycanrecoverfrom a conflictwiththeUnitedStates, normalizerelationsandendupwith a boomingeconomyand a betterrelationshipwiththerestoftheworld.
Theyseeitislosingsovereigntyover a preciousnationalresource.
Youcan't blametheEuropeanfishermen.
Attheendoftheday, if I hadtheopportunityon a vesselbigenoughtogotoFranceonDhe, exploittheirfishinggroundswhichyielded a lotmorecatsorwoulddoitfromthecoast.
ThesFishersoldtotheUKisfishmarkets, fishtradersofthebeatingheartoftheBritishfishindustry, gettingBritishfishtomarketsoverseasorathome, andbringinseafoodfromabroadtheUKimports 70 to 80% ofthefishBritseatandexportsupto 80% ofitscatches.
AllofthestuffthatwehavethatworkonthefrontofhousearenonBritishcitizens, andtheyseeitas a career a restaurantmanagerininFranceisregardedthesamewaythatbankmanagerofjobsinthefrontofhouse, veryoftenbyBritishpeopleareseenas a stopgap.
Underyourules, a Europeancitizenhastherighttoliveandworkinanyyoustate, andtheBritishgovernmentsaysthemillionsofEuropeansalreadylivinginitwouldbeallowedtostaypostBrexit.