Party General Secretary and President To Lam begins state visit to China
Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse left Hanoi on August 18, beginning an official state visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and his spouse.
To Lam is being accompanied by a number of Politburo members, Party Central Committee members and senior officials in charge of Party affairs, national defense, people’s public security, among others.
This is To Lam’s first visit to China after he was elected General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee in early August.
The top leader’s visit is showing Vietnam’s consistent policy of giving top priority to strengthening relations with China. It is of paramount importance to bilateral relations which have been developing positively in recent times.
Vietnam and China have agreed to further deepen and elevate the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and build a China-Vietnam community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, during Xi’s state visit to Vietnam in December 2023.
During the August 18-20 visit, Party General Secretary and President To Lam is scheduled to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, and meet with other senior Chinese leaders, including Premier Li Qiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Zhao Leji, and chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Wang Huning.
