Chinese, Vietnamese leaders agree to deepen partnership under new circumstances

President Xi Jinping arrives in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi on Sunday for a state visit to the southeast Asian country. [Photo/Xinhua]

HANOI - Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met here Sunday with Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee.

In their meeting, they agreed to deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation between the two countries under new circumstances.