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Party General Secretary Xi Jinping hosts counterpart To Lam in China

VGP - General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China Xi Jinping and his spouse hosted an official welcome ceremony for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and President of Viet Nam To Lam and his spouse in Beijing on August 19 morning.

Posts Kim Anh

August 19, 2024 5:40 PM GMT+7
Party General Secretary Xi Jinping hosts counterpart To Lam in China- Ảnh 1.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam and President of Viet Nam To Lam, Beijing, August 19, 2024 - Photo: VNA

The welcome ceremony was held with the 21-cannon salute, the highest level reserved for a head of state.

Party General Secretary Xi Jinping hosts counterpart To Lam in China- Ảnh 2.

Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam inspect the guards of honor in Beijing, August 19, 2024 - Photo: VNA

The Vietnamese leader and his spouse are making a State visit to China from August 18-20 at the invitation of Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and his spouse.

To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Viet Nam arrived in Beijing on August 18 evening.

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Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam and their spouses - Photo: VNA

The visit marks the first foreign trip by the top Vietnamese leader in his new role. It is a significant diplomatic event between Viet Nam and China this year, expected to have a profound impact on the development trend of relations between the two Parties and countries./.