Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan arrived at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi at noon on Tuesday at the start of their visit.
This was Xi's third visit to Vietnam as China's Party chief and president after earlier ones in 2015 and 2017.
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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R) held a reception at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday afternoon.
A 21-gun salute boomed for the Chinese leader.
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(From L) China's First Lady Peng Liyuan, Xi, Trong, and his wife Ngo Thi Man at the Presidential Palace during the reception ceremony on Tuesday.
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Trong and Xi hold talks with their delegations at the Party Central Committee headquarters in Hanoi.
The two leaders discussed directions for bilateral relations.
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Xi and Trong witness the 36 agreements signed by the two countries at the Party Central Committee headquarters in Hanoi on Tuesday.
Four had to do with politics and foreign affairs, four others with security and defense, crime prevention, maritime cooperation, and the judiciary. Twenty four documents had to do with cooperation at the governmental and ministerial levels, and four others with cooperation between the two countries' localities.
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Trong hosted a tea party for the visiting leader at the Party Central Committee headquarters on Tuesday evening.
He invited Xi to try three different types of Vietnamese tea.
The two leaders engaged in such tea parties several times during their official visits.
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Xi meets with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the Government Office on Wednesday.
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Xi meets with National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue at the NA Office on Wednesday.
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Xi, Trong and their wives meet with representative Vietnamese and Chinese scholars on Wednesday afternoon.
The countries issued a joint statement the same day that called for further deepening and elevating their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, and building a Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
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Xi and his wife leave Vietnam from Noi Bai Airport at 5:10 p.m. on Wednesday, wrapping their 30-hour visit.
Peng had visited the Vietnamese Women's Museum and met with students at the Vietnam National University-Hanoi.
China has for years been Vietnam’s largest trade partner, while Vietnam is China’s largest partner in Southeast Asia. Their trade was worth US$175.6 billion last year, with Vietnam’s exports accounting for $57.7 billion.
As of Oct. 20, China had ranked sixth out of 143 countries and territories Investing in Vietnam, having 4,105 projects worth over $26.5 billion.
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