China and Vietnam Agree to Landmark Upgrade in Ties; Sign Dozens of Deals on Everything From Railways to Data

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng lead bilateral talks at the Central Office of the Communist Party of Vietnam in Hanoi on December 12, 2023. MINH HOANG / POOL / AFP

Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up a two-day visit to Hanoi on Wednesday after meeting with key Vietnamese leaders, including Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and National Assembly head Vương Đình Hu.

Xi returns to Beijing with a long-sought upgrade in diplomatic ties that both sides hailed as “strategic” and dozens of new agreements that further bind the two Communist-run countries.

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