Official welcome ceremony held for China's top leader in Hanoi
Vietnam's Party General Secretary To Lam hosted an official welcome ceremony for China's Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on Monday afternoon, with the highest protocol reserved for a head of state.
Party General Secretary To Lam and China's top leader Xi Jinping review the guards of honor at the welcome ceremony.
Welcoming the top Chinese leader at the ceremony were high-ranking officials of Vietnam, including Tran Cam Tu, a Politburo member and standing member of the Party Central Committee's (PCC) Secretariat; Le Minh Hung, a Politburo member, Secretary of the PCC, and Chairman of the PCC’s Organisation Commission; and Nguyen Trong Nghia, a Politburo member, Secretary of the PCC, and Chairman of its Commission for Information, Education and Mass Mobilisation.
Others include Do Van Chien, a Politburo member, Secretary of the PCC and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee; General Phan Van Giang, a Politburo member and Minister of National Defence; General Luong Tam Quang, and a Politburo member and Minister of Public Security; Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the PCC and Chief of the PCC Office; Tran Luu Quang, Secretary of the PCC and Chairman of its Commission for Polices and Strategies; Vo Thi Anh Xuan, a PCC member and Vice State President; Bui Thanh Son, a PCC member, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Tran Quang Phuong, a PCC member, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, and President of the Vietnam-China Frienship Parliamentary Group, and others.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping greets Vietnam's high-ranking leaders at the welcome ceremony.
A 21-canon salute fired from the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, the highest protocol reserved for a head of state.
Following the official welcome ceremony, Party General Secretary To Lam held talks with Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping.
The top Chinese leader’s state visit is a significant political and diplomatic event for both Parties and countries, carrying strategic importance and long-term impact on the development of the bilateral relations, especially as both nations are entering a new era of development.
This trip marks Xi’s fourth visit to Vietnam as China’s top Party and State leader, and his second during his current term.
Notably, the trip takes place during the Vietnam-China Year of Humanistic Exchanges in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations (1950–2025).
Since the establishment of the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership in 2008, especially following the historic visits by top leaders of the two Parties and countries in recent years, the bilateral relations have seen strong, comprehensive, and remarkable progress across various fields.
Vietnamese, Chinese top leaders at the welcome ceremony in Hanoi.
Vietnamese and Chinese leaders wave to the people as they move from the Presidential Palace to the headquarters of the Party Central Committee.
The motorcade for Chinese top leader Xi Jinping passes Ho Chí Minh Mausoleum on the way to the Presidential Palace.
Photos courtesy of Vietnam News Agency
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