Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang on August 22 provided more details about the main outcomes of the recent state visit to China by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam.

That General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam chose China as his inaugural foreign visit as Vietnam’s top leader demonstrates the strategic essence of the Vietnam – China relations, Xinhua News Agency highlighted in its latest commentary posted on August 21.

The recent state visit to China by Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam was an outstanding success, with Lam and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreeing to enhance their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and to move towards a shared future with strategic significance, according to an Australian expert.

The freshly-ended state visit to China by Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam is a particularly significant highlight, drawing substantial attention from the international community, according to Associate Prof., Dr. Vu Minh Khuong from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy under the National University of Singapore.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse and a high-level Vietnamese delegation arrived in Hanoi on August 20, concluding a three-day state visit to China at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping, and his spouse.

The wife of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam, Ngo Phuong Ly on August 19 attended a tea party hosted by Professor Peng Liyuan, the wife of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President Xi Jinping.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China Xi Jinping and his spouse chaired a grand welcome ceremony for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of Vietnam To Lam and his spouse in Beijing on August 19 morning.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Beijing on August 18 evening, continuing their state visit to China from August 18-20. ​

The upcoming state visit to China by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam is expected to open up a new development period for the relationship between the two countries.