China's Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and his spouse Peng Liyuan arrived in Hanoi on Tuesday, starting his two-day visit to Vietnam.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh alongside Vietnamese high-ranking officials were present at Noi Bai International Airport to welcome the Chinese delegation.
Vietnamese people waving flags to welcome the Chinese president in Hanoi on December 12.
It is the third visit to Vietnam by the Chinese General Secretary and President since the end of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in November 2012 in his capacity as the Party General Secretary. It is a reciprocal visit following Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's visit to China last year, and it marks the third mutual visit by leaders of the two Parties since 2015.