Vietnam’s new leader meets China’s Xi on his first overseas trip

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on Beijing and Hanoi to prioritise advancing infrastructure connectivity and strengthen their collaborations in emerging fields like artificial intelligence and semiconductors during a meeting with Vietnam’s newly elected president, the State broadcaster reported.

To Lam’s four-day trip to China, which began on Tuesday, is his first overseas trip since he was elected last week. That signalled Lam’s foreign policy priorities and stronger ties between the two Communist nations.

CCTV reported that Xi said defending the socialist system and the Communist Party’s ruling position is the greatest common strategic interest between the two parties during their meeting.