The trip also included meetings with Vietnamese diplomatic staff and the Vietnamese community in China, exchanges with relatives of Chinese generals, experts and others who had supported Viet Nam-China friendship, attendance at a Viet Nam - China friendship art programme, a visit to the historic Nanning Yucai School, and participation in activities launching a Viet Nam–China Border People’s Festival 2026.

He also thanked the authorities and people of Guangxi for preserving the Yucai School relic and other historical sites associated with President Ho Chi Minh, turning them into “red addresses” symbolising the enduring ties between the two nations.

The State visit to China by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam was a great success, positively contributing to strengthening the traditional friendship and accelerating the building of the Viet Nam–China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, thus promoting peace, stability, development, and prosperity in the region and the world.

The China–ASEAN AI Application Cooperation Centre, jointly established by the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and ASEAN countries, aims to promote inclusive and mutually beneficial development of AI globally. It is regarded as a flagship project in advancing the “Digital Silk Road” initiative in Nanning.

Politburo member and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Nguyen Duy Ngoc on April 15 paid a working visit to Zhongguancun Science Park in Beijing while accompanying General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse, and a high-level Vietnamese delegation on a state visit to China.

Viet Nam and China are stepping up efforts to steer bilateral trade towards a more balanced and sustainable trajectory, with Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Le Manh Hung calling for a restructuring of production, trade, and supply chains alongside stronger investment cooperation.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and President of Viet Nam To Lam, his spouse and the high-ranking delegation of Viet Nam departed Beijing on April 16 morning for a visit to Nanning city, continuing their state visit to China.

Chinese mainstream media have given extensive and positive coverage to the talks and meetings between General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and President of Viet Nam To Lam and Chinese leaders during his ongoing state visit to the neighbouring country.

Shi Zhongjun, Secretary-General of the ASEAN–China Centre (ACC), emphasised that Party General Secretary and State President To Lam’s decision to choose China as the destination of his first overseas visit after taking office clearly demonstrates the high priority attached to developing relations between the two Parties and the two countries, reflecting the stature and strategic nature of Viet Nam–China relations.

The ceremony was held with the highest protocol reserved for heads of state at the Great Hall of the People, with a 21-gun salute.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation visited the Vietnamese Embassy in China on April 14, where they met with staff of representative agencies and members of the Vietnamese community in the country.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and President of Viet Nam To Lam had a meeting with Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Wang Huning in Beijing on April 14, part of his state visit to China.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has emphasised that the Party, State and people of Viet Nam always regard the development of relations with China as an objective requirement, a strategic choice and a top priority in Viet Nam’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, self-strengthening, multilateralisation and diversification of external relations.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and State President To Lam visited the Xiong'an New Area in Hebei province on April 14, shortly after arriving in Beijing International Airport for his four-day state visit to China.

As part of his state visit to China, General Secretary and President To Lam visited the start-up zone of Xiong’an New Area in Hebei Province on the afternoon of April 14, 2026.

The state visit to China by Party General Secretary and President To Lam is expected to open up new opportunities and inject fresh momentum into the sustainable development of bilateral trade ties.

Relations between Viet Nam and China are entering an unprecedented period of historic opportunity, according to Shi Zhongjun, Secretary-General of the ASEAN–China Centre (ACC).

The forthcoming visit to China by Party General Secretary and State President To Lam is expected to inject fresh momentum into the Viet Nam – China Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and advance efforts to build a a community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, a Chinese scholar has said.

Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Thanh Binh met with First Secretary of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) Central Committee A Dong in Beijing on April 12.

New air routes linking the renowned tourist city of Guilin in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region with Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City are set to provide greater travel options for people in Viet Nam and China, while opening up opportunities to tap into tourism markets and expand bilateral cooperation across multiple sectors.