HANOI – Vietnam’s top leader To Lam is planning a visit to China next week to meet with his counterpart Xi Jinping, three people briefed on the plans said, in a trip that would closely follow his ?elevation to the country’s presidency.
The trip, which is still being planned and could be postponed because ?of scheduling ?issues, would cement Vietnam’s ties with its much larger neighbor at a time ?when both are worried about energy security and face tariff pressure from the United States.
The sources declined to be named because in Vietnam details of leaders’ overseas trips are considered sensitive. The trip ?is expected to take place?on April 14-17, two of the people said.
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