Xi pledges to cement ties with Vietnam

China stands ready to work with Vietnam to step up synergies between their development strategies, push for mutual connectivity and jointly secure the stability of industrial and supply chains, he said.

Noting that China considers Vietnam's role in ASEAN greatly important, Xi said that China wants to work with Vietnam to advance regional economic integration in East Asia.

China is willing to work with ASEAN to uphold true multilateralism, adhere to open regionalism and promote the regional landscape and international order toward peace, stability, fairness and justice, he said.

Trong, while stressing the need to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation, said that both countries should make efforts to bolster public support for bilateral ties, maintain peace and tranquillity in their border areas, and uphold peace and stability in the South China Sea so that the South China Sea issue will not affect the overall development of bilateral ties.

Before their talks, Xi gave Trong a grand welcoming ceremony. After their talks, the two leaders also viewed the documents that the two countries signed regarding cooperation in fields including political parties, economy and trade, environmental protection, customs and tourism.