Coverage dated December 11, 2023

China's Xi visits Vietnam in bid to counter US

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China's President Xi Jinping arrived in Vietnam Tuesday for his first visit in six years, as he seeks to counter the United States' growing influence with

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14 articles, oldest first.

  1. Bloomberg

    Xi Vows Greater Focus on Vietnam as China Aims to Check US (opens Bloomberg)

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    Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to prioritize diplomacy with Vietnam during a trip to the Asian nation, which is forging closer ties with the US and its allies.

  2. Fox News

    Xi Jinping arrives in Vietnam as China courts leadership for alliance (opens Fox News)

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    Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Vietnam this week for a state visit that many suspect is intended to bolster the alliance between the two communist countries.

  3. Time

    Xi Makes First Vietnam Visit Since 2017 to Counter U.S. Influence (opens Time)

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    When Chinese President Xi Jinping makes his first trip to Vietnam in six years, he’ll be seeking to ensure a strategically important Asian partner hasn’t drifted too close to the U.S.

  4. Digital Journal

    China's Xi visits Vietnam in bid to counter US (opens Digital Journal)

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    China's President Xi Jinping arrived in Vietnam Tuesday for his first visit in six years, as he seeks to counter the United States' growing influence with

  5. Military.com

    China's Xi Visits Vietnam Weeks After It Strengthened Ties with the US and Japan (opens Military.com)

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    At the meeting with Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Xi announced that the countries would work together to create a “China-Vietnam community with a shared future of strategic significance."

  6. Voice of America

    Chinese President Xi Jinping Visits Vietnam (opens Voice of America)

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    President Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan were greeted at the Hanoi airport by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the start of Xi’s two-day trip.

  7. Al Jazeera

    China’s Xi on visit to Vietnam months after Hanoi strengthened ties with US (opens Al Jazeera)

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    President Xi Jinping’s first state visit to Vietnam in six years seeks to deepen ties between the communist neighbours.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Xi visits Vietnam as China seeks to counter US influence – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to Vietnam for talks on a "shared future" in the wake of Hanoi upgrading ties with the US. Relations between the two communist nations have suffered due to regional tensions.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    China's Xi heads to Vietnam after Hanoi boosts US ties – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    With Vietnam recently upgrading ties with the US and Japan, it is now China's turn to charm its neighbor. The two Communist parties are closely linked, but Hanoi cannot afford to be too submissive to Beijing.

  10. The Diplomat

    Vietnam and China Announce Major Upgrade in Relations During Xi Visit (opens The Diplomat)

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    Hanoi’s decision to join Beijing’s “community of common destiny” is consistent with the country’s longstanding policy of assurance toward its northern neighbor.

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