Vietnam Is Said to Be Preparing for Xi Jinping’s Visit Next Week

Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Danang in 2017.Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
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Chinese President Xi Jinping will likely visit Hanoi from Dec. 12-13, according to people with knowledge of the plan.

Vietnamese and Chinese officials locked in the dates after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Vietnam last Friday and Saturday, said the people, who asked not to be identified as they’re not authorized to speak about the plan.