The Clinton's historic visit to Hanoi and Saigon left undeletable imprints on the mind of millions of Vietnamese.
According to reports from many correspondents, the foreign media were surprised at the sight of thousands of Vietnamese especially the youth in the two cities flocking along sidewalks and roadsides to welcome the American President. The correspondents also reported that the top Communist leaders shows their concerns about the fact that there are too many American sympathizers, more than they expected.
It has been clear that Hanoi welcomed President Bill Clinton with limited friendly gestures. Clinton was greeted at Noi Bai Airport by Hanoi officials of the ministerial rank. The next morning, official welcoming ceremony was conducted at the Hanoi Presidential Palace, solemn but without thousands of people attending by order of the authorities as usually seen in similar visits of foreign Communist magnates.
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