China's Xi, Vietnam's Lam Vow To Boost Ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping tells Vietnam's newly appointed leader he wants to establish "a good working relationship and personal friendship." To Lam says China is a top foreign policy priority for Vietnam.
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00:00China and Vietnam are signaling they want to deepen relations. That's after Chinese
00:04President Xi Jinping met with his Vietnamese counterpart, Thao Leong, who's in Beijing
00:09on his first overseas trip since becoming leader.
00:12Thao Leong became Vietnam's Communist Party chief earlier this month. He told Xi that
00:36China is a top foreign policy priority for Vietnam. A statement from the Vietnamese government
00:41says the two leaders agreed to boost defense and security ties. They also signed 14 deals
00:47to boost cooperation, including on transport and trade.