Chinese President Xi Jinping has begun his three-country Southeast Asia tour in Vietnam. He is scheduled to meet with Vietnamese Communist Party leader To Lam and other senior officials. Xi will then visit Malaysia and Cambodia.
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00:00Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Hanoi for a two-day visit to Vietnam.
00:06Xi will meet with the Communist Party chief Tho Lam and other top officials on his second
00:11visit to Hanoi in 18 months.
00:14Vietnam is a major strategic and trading partner for China.
00:18The visit comes as China grapples with 145% tariffs on exports to the U.S. and as Vietnam
00:26negotiates with the U.S. to avoid high tariffs that take effect in July.
00:31After visiting Vietnam, Xi will also travel to Malaysia and Cambodia.