China, Vietnam Leaders Agree to Strengthen Ties as Xi Makes Official Visit

The leaders of China and Vietnam have agreed to “elevate” ties between their two countries and ruling parties, with President Xi Jinping saying that relations will enter a new stage of “greater political mutual trust and more substantive security cooperation.”

Xi made the remarks in a meeting with Nguyen Phu Trong, the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in Hanoi on Tuesday as part of a two-day official visit to his southern neighbor, according to a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry.