HANOI ¨C 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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