Chinese President Xi Jinping laid a wreath at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi on Tuesday morning to pay tribute to the late Vietnamese leader.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, was accompanied by To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, during the ceremony.
Vietnam is the first leg of Xi's current three-nation Southeast Asia tour, which is also set to take him to Malaysia and Cambodia for state visits from Tuesday afternoon to Friday at the invitation of King of Malaysia Sultan Ibrahim, and King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia.
Xi lays wreath at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi
Xi lays wreath at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi
Xi lays wreath at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi
President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday that his country and China can build a mutually beneficial relationship amidst competitions.
At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Lee will pay a state visit to China from Jan 4 to 7. It will be Lee's first visit to China since he took office in June 2025.
In an interview with the China Media Group (CMG) in Seoul, capital of the ROK, on Wednesday, Lee said that the ROK and China both place great importance on the development of high-tech fields, and this inevitably creates competitions between the two countries, but will also presents ample cooperation opportunities for both sides.
"To my knowledge, the Chinese government has made tremendous efforts in high-tech investment, research and development investment, and the talent cultivation in the field of basic research, just as the ROK has done. From this perspective, the ROK and China share similarities in economic growth strategies, which certainly creates competitions between the two countries, but it also presents broad cooperation opportunities for both sides. I believe that if we can explore areas for cooperation amid competitions and enhance our respective strengths through cooperation, we can build a mutually beneficial relationship that not only supports China's sustainable development strategy but also promotes ROK's growth strategy," Lee said.
ROK president eyes mutually beneficial relationship with China amid competitions
