Xi meets Vietnamese PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of Viet Nam Pham Minh Chinh in Beijing on Wednesday, saying that the rapid economic development and long-term social stability of the two countries demonstrate the strengths of the socialist system.

Xi also said that during his visit to Viet Nam at the end of last year, he and Trong announced the building of a China-Viet Nam community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, ushering bilateral relations into a new stage.