Xi arrives in Vietnam for state visit

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, arrives in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, Dec. 12, 2023, for a state visit at the invitation of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong. [Photo by Pang Xinglei/Xinhua]

HANOI, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam rolled out the red carpet on Tuesday for Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, as he started his state visit to the country with the aim of boosting bilateral ties and cooperation.

During the two-day visit, the two sides will discuss upgrading China-Vietnam relations and work to deepen and substantiate the comprehensive strategic cooperation between the two countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said earlier. 

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, arrives in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, Dec. 12, 2023, for a state visit at the invitation of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong. [Photo by Ju Peng/Xinhua]

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, arrives in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, Dec. 12, 2023, for a state visit at the invitation of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong. [Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua]

People welcome Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, Dec. 12, 2023. Xi arrived in the Southeast Asian country for a two-day state visit. [Photo by Liu Weibing/Xinhua]

People welcome Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, Dec. 12, 2023. Xi arrived in the Southeast Asian country for a two-day state visit. [Photo by Yin Bogu/Xinhua]

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, arrives in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, for a state visit, Dec. 12, 2023. [Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua]

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, arrives in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, for a state visit, Dec. 12, 2023. [Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua]

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, arrives in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, for a state visit, Dec. 12, 2023. [Photo by Shen Hong/Xinhua]