(15 Apr 2025)
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Hanoi, Vietnam – 15 April 2025
1. Various of Chinese President Xi Jinping and delegates at Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, with Xi paying respects
2. Xi and Vietnamese President Luong Cuong shaking hands
3. Various of meeting between Xi and Cuong
STORYLINE:
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday laid a wreath at the mausoleum of Vietnam’s revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi.
The Chinese leader was accompanied by the country’s Communist chief To Lam.
Xi then held a meeting with President Luong Cuong, wrapping up his schedule in Hanoi before traveling to Malaysia to continue his Southeast Asia tour.
While Xi’s trip likely was planned earlier, it has become significant because of the tariff fight between China and the U.S.
The visit offers a path for Beijing to shore up its alliances and find solutions for the high trade barrier that the U.S. has imposed on Chinese exports.
In Hanoi, Xi met with Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary To Lam, his counterpart.
He also met with Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. The two sides signed a series of memorandums in areas including strengthening cooperation in supply chains, railroad development and environmental protection, according to Associated Press footage of the signed documents.
Nhan Dan, the official mouthpiece of Vietnam’s Communist Party, said that China and Vietnam will speed up a $8 billion railway project connecting the two countries in a deal that was approved in February.
Vietnam is experienced at balancing its relations with the U.S and China. It is run under a communist, one-party system like China but has had a strong relationship with the U.S.
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