The four-day state visit to China by To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and president of Vietnam, has yield fruitful results and further deepened cooperation between the two countries.
China and Vietnam issued a joint statement on Friday, the last day of To Lam's trip, with both sides describing the visit as a complete success that made positive contributions to the traditional China-Vietnam friendship, the building of a China-Vietnam community with a shared future of strategic significance, and regional and global peace, stability, and prosperity.
The visit marked To Lam's first trip abroad as Vietnamese president. He was accompanied by a high-ranking delegation consisting of Vietnam's leaders in the economic, trade, sci-tech, cultural, and local sectors.
Upon arriving in Beijing on Tuesday, To Lam took a high-speed train to Xiong'an New Area in north China, a development zone about 100 kilometers from the Chinese capital.
On Wednesday, To Lam returned to Beijing, where he held talks with Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, and met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and top legislator Zhao Leji.
Later, To Lam traveled by high-speed train for 10 hours to south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, more than 2,400 kilometers from Beijing. The trip underscored the Vietnamese leader's interest in China's high-speed rail.
On Friday morning, To Lam led the delegation on a visit to the China-ASEAN Countries Artificial Intelligence Application Cooperation Center in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi.
At the center, To Lam tried on AI glasses and toured displays of robotic hands and numerous other cutting-edge AI products and applications.
The delegation also attended the launch ceremony of the China-Vietnam Border People's Festival 2026 in Nanning.
During the visit, China and Vietnam announced the launch of the China-Vietnam Tourism Cooperation Year 2026-2027, aiming to strengthen cultural exchanges and boost tourism between the two countries.
"We can see that the outcomes of this visit have been very fruitful, with dozens of cooperation agreements signed. These include cooperation between China and Vietnam in areas such as railway, technology, environmental protection, agriculture, industrial chains, and cross-border economic cooperation zones, as well as people-to-people and cultural exchanges -- a truly rich and diverse set of results. This represents not only a strategic alignment but also, more importantly, a deepening of pragmatic cooperation," said Pan Jin'e, a professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and a Vietnam expert.
China has said it regards Vietnam as a priority in its neighborhood diplomacy, no matter how the global situation changes.
To Lam also stressed on multiple occasions during the visit that Vietnam will firmly regard developing relations with China as an objective need, a strategic choice, and a top priority.
"In the face of unilateralism and hegemonism in the international arena, we need to strengthen cooperation. I believe China and Vietnam share a common understanding on this," Pan said.
To Lam's state visit to China yield fruitful results, deepens Sino-Vietnam cooperation
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he estimates a deal with Iran will be signed "in the next day or two."
Trump said in an interview with Israel's Channel 12 News that the United States and Iran will probably meet over the weekend to finalize a deal to end the war. "The Iranians want to meet and make a deal," he said.
He said "the naval blockade on Iran is helping to make a deal. I will not lift it until we make a deal," adding that "the biggest part of this deal is that it will make Israel safer. This deal is good for Israel."
According to the channel, one component of the deal under discussion is that the United States will release 20 billion U.S. dollars in frozen Iranian funds.
In exchange, Iran would give up its stockpile of enriched uranium, and would be only allowed to have nuclear research reactors to produce medical isotopes, all above ground.
Trump also stressed that Israel must stop the strikes on Lebanon, saying, "They can't keep blowing up buildings. I'm not going to allow that."
Also on Friday, Trump said in a phone interview with Bloomberg that a deal to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran is mostly complete as talks over a lasting peace deal will "probably" be held this weekend in Pakistan.
Trump said in the phone interview that Iran agreed to suspend its nuclear program indefinitely, and will not receive any frozen funds from the United States.
"Most of the main points are finalized. It'll go pretty quickly," Trump said.
Asked if he would travel to Pakistan to sign the potential deal, Trump said: "I may."
Trump again denied that the moratorium on Iran's nuclear program would expire after 20 years. "No years, unlimited," Trump said.
The United States will get all of Iran's nuclear "dust" with no money having exchanged hands "in any way, shape, or form," Trump wrote on social media earlier on Friday. Multiple Western media outlets have interpreted Trump's reference to nuclear "dust" as meaning Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium.
Iran has yet to comment on any deal beyond the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, nor on claims made by Trump that Tehran had offered concessions, including over the key issue of its nuclear program.
If the United States continues its naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran will consider it a violation of the ceasefire between the two countries and will close the waterway, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Friday, citing an informed source close to the Supreme National Security Council.
The Iranian side has yet to respond to the media report on the enriched uranium issue.
The United States and Iran had their first round of negotiations in Pakistan's Islamabad last weekend to ease tension in the Middle East. The talks, which failed to produce an agreement, took place after a ceasefire was announced on April 8 between Iran, the United States, and Israel, following 40 days of fighting.
Iran tightened control over the Strait of Hormuz after the United States and Israel launched joint attacks on the country on Feb. 28. The United States also imposed a naval blockade on the strait following the failed negotiations in Islamabad.
Earlier on Friday, both Washington and Tehran confirmed that the strait had been completely open for all commercial vessels. However, Trump said on Truth Social that the U.S. naval blockade would "remain in full force." In response, Iran warned of closing the waterway again if the U.S. blockade continues.
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