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| At the invitation of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of China Xi Jinping and Spouse, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, President of Vietnam To Lam and Spouse are making a state visit to China from August 18 to 20. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
At the invitation of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of China Xi Jinping and Spouse, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, President of Vietnam To Lam and Spouse are making a state visit to China from August 18 to 20, 2024.
The welcome ceremony was held with 21-gun salute, the highest level for a Head of state.
Party General Secretary and President Xi invited his Vietnamese counterpart to ascend to the honorary podium. The two leaders then inspected the guards of honour of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
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| On the morning of August 19, General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping and his spouse presided over the official welcome ceremony for General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
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| General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping and General Secretary and President To Lam and Spouses. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
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| Chinese and Vietnamese officials at the welcome ceremony. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
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| General Secretary and President To Lam and General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
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| General Secretary and President To Lam and General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping at the podium. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
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| 21 gun salute was fired. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
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| General Secretary and President To Lam and General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping review the Guard of Honour. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
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| General Secretary and President To Lam and General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping review the Guard of Honour. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
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| General Secretary and President To Lam, along with General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, waved to the children waving flowers and flags of both countries. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
This is the first overseas trip of General Secretary and President To Lam in his new position. The visit is also a particularly significant diplomatic event between Vietnam and China this year, having a substantial impact on the long-term development trend of the relationship between the two Parties and States.
