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Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong receives Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Hanoi

By Staff reporters       DEC. 12, 2023

A 21-gun-salute boomed in Hanoi Tuesday afternoon as Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong welcomed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for a state visit.

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  • Reception ceremony ends

    Following the reception ceremony, Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping traveled to the Central Party Office headquarters to begin a dialogue. The two leaders are expected to hold exchanges regarding strategic directions for bilateral relations.

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    Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Central Party Office. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy
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    Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (2nd, R) and other Vietnamese officials at the dialogue at the Central Party Office in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh
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    Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and other Chinese officials at the dialogue at the Central Party Office in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh
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    The two leaders shake hands after reviewing the honor guard at the reception ceremony in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy

  • The two leaders participate in the flag salutation ceremony.

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    Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping (L) and Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong stand side-by-side as they participate in a flag salutation ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Dec. 12, 2023. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy
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    The honor guard at the ceremony. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy

  • Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong receives Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

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    Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R) and his wife Ngo Thi Man receive Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. Photo by VNA
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    (From L) China's First Lady Peng Liyuan, Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, and his wife Ngo Thi Man pose in front of the Presidential Palace, Dec. 12, 2023. Photo by VNA
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    Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong receives Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Hanoi

    Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong helms a reception ceremony for Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping in Hanoi Video by CCTV

  • Vietnam welcomes President Xi Jinping with 21-gun salute

    The 21-gun salute was fired at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long for the reception ceremony.

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    Rows of cannons stand ready for the 21-gun salute at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long. Photo by VnExpress/Hoang Phong

  • President Xi Jinping's convoy travels to the Presidential Palace.

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    The convoy that escorts Chinese President Xi Jinping and his spouse Peng Liyuan traverse the Tran Duy Hung-Nguyen Chi Thanh overpass. Photo by VnExpress/Luong Dung

  • The ceremonial battalion of the Vietnam People's Army march for the Presidential Palace.

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    Officers of the ceremonial battalion carry flags and rifles for the reception ceremony. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy

  • The reception ceremony is held at Hanoi's Presidential Palace.

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    Kids wave the national flags of Vietnam and China at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi during a reception ceremony for Chinese President Xi Jinping, Dec. 12, 2023. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy

Chinese Party General Secretary Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan arrived in Hanoi at noon on Tuesday for a two-day visit. The visit is Xi's third to Vietnam as China's Party General Secretary and president. The previous two visits were in 2015 and 2017.

During the visit, Vietnam and China are expected to signs dozens of important cooperation agreements on multiple fields, including security and defense, communications, trade, investment, digital economy, agriculture export, green development and maritime cooperation.

 
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