HANOI: China and Vietnam signed dozens of cooperation agreements on Monday, strengthening ties between the two countries after Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned that protectionism "leads nowhere" and that a trade war would have "no winners".
The Chinese president was welcomed to Hanoi on Monday with a 21-cannon salute, a guard of honour and rows of flag-waving children at the presidential palace, before holding talks with Vietnam's top leaders including General Secretary To Lam. The two neighbours signed 45 cooperation agreements, including on supply chains, AI, joint maritime patrols and railway development.
Speaking during a meeting with Lam, Xi said Vietnam and China were "standing at the turning point of history... and should move forward with joint hands". Vietnam's Lam said that his country "is always ready to join hands with China to make cooperation between the two countries more substantive, profound, balanced and sustainable". — AFP
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