Xi Jinping met with the Vietnamese President Tô Lâm on Monday. According to Chinese state media, Xi emphasized during the meeting that his country has always made Vietnam a priority in regional diplomacy. The meeting took place as part of a three-day state visit, Tô Lâm’s first as the new party leader. Xi Jinping said that Tô Lâm’s first visit to China after taking office as General Secretary fully reflected the high importance he attaches to relations between the two parties and the two countries.