Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Da Nang

Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing this morning to go to Vietnam to attend the 2017 APEC Summit Week.

At 1 p.m. today, November 10, the plane carrying President Xi Jinping landed at Da Nang airport.

Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: SCMP

After attending the summit in Da Nang, Mr. Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to South Vietnam and Laos.

In Da Nang, the Chinese President will attend meetings within the framework of the APEC Summit Week. According to the schedule, this afternoon, Mr. Xi Jinping will give a speech at the APEC business conference.

On November 12, Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Hanoi to begin a state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Tran Dai Quang.

This is Xi Jinping's first foreign trip since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and his re-election as General Secretary.

Evaluating the visit, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son assessed the visit as a "new milestone" in the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. The relationship will be promoted and deepened much more in the coming time.

Deputy Minister Bui Thanh Son said that President Xi Jinping's attendance and speech at the APEC Business Conference is a contribution demonstrating the strong determination of China's top leaders to maintain the momentum of development and cooperation in APEC as well as the connection between APEC leaders and businesses.

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