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Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and his wife arrive at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on December 12, beginning a two-day State visit to Vietnam.

This is the third time that General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping has visited Vietnam as head of the Party and State of China. In the photo, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh welcomes the Chinese distinguished guests at the airport.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his wife host a welcoming ceremony for the Chinese leader and his wife at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on December 12.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong invites Party General Secretary Xi Jinping to the podium for the flag salute ceremony.

The two Party leaders and their wives wave at officials of both Vietnam and China at the welcoming ceremony.

Shortly after the ceremony, the two Party leaders hold talks at the headquarters of the Party Central Committee in Hanoi.

During the talks, the two sides agree to promote strong, stable, long-term and more effective development of Vietnam-China relations at a new level.

President Xi Jinping also holds talks with President Vo Van Thuong, during which they welcome the success of the December 12 talks between the two Party leaders, with important common perceptions identifying the new position of Vietnam – China positions and six pillars of cooperation.

Meeting with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, General Secretary and President Xi Jinping affirms that China values its friendly neighbourly relationship with Vietnam, and Vietnam holds special position in China’s neighbourhood diplomacy policy.

Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping says he will direct the government of China to work closely with the government of Vietnam to concretise those common perceptions to bring more practical benefits for the peoples of the two countries.

Meeting with Naitonal Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping suggests increasing parliamentary cooperation between the two countries. He says he is looking forwards to receiving the Vietnamese legislator in Beijing in 2024.

During the visit, ministries, agencies and localities of both Vietnam and China sign 36 cooperation documents in various areas. In the photo, the top two Party leaders of Vietnam and China review the signed documents in Hanoi.

The top two Party leaders and their wives attend an exchange between intellectuals and young people of Vietnam and China.

At the end of the visit, the two sides issue a Joint Statement, agreeing to promote Vietnam-China relations into a new phase with higher political trust, more substantive defense and security cooperation, and more practical cooperation in other fields. Notably, they agree to better control and resolve disagreements, and join hands to spur the development of global socialism, for the sake of peace and progress of humanity.

During the visit, Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping and his delegation laid a wreath at President Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum in Hanoi.

The top two Party leaders take part in a tea party, a long-standing traditional culture of both countries.

Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping and his wife attend a national banquet hosted by Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his wife, and President Vo Van Thuong and his wife at the International Convention Centre.

Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping and his wife leave Hanoi on December 13, concluding a two-day State visit to Vietnam.

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