August 19, 2024 12:47 PM

China’s Xi meets Vietnam’s new leaders, says Hanoi is ‘neighbourhood diplomacy priority’

China's President Xi Jinping praised Vietnam on Monday during talks with Vietnam's new leader To Lam in Beijing on his first state visit since he took office, Chinese official media Xinhua said. The meeting signals the close ties between the two communist-run neighbours, which have well-developed economic and trade relations despite the occasional boundary clashes in the energy-rich South China Sea. "China has always regarded Vietnam as a priority in its neighbourhood diplomacy, and supports V...