Vietnam's new leader, To Lam, is in China for a three day state visit that will include meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. It's Lam's first visit to China since taking office as Vietnam's president as well as General Secretary of the Communist Party.
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00:00Vietnamese leader Tho Lam is on a three-day visit to China, where he'll meet with President
00:05Xi Jinping and Premier Li Cheng. Lam arrived in Guangzhou city in southern
00:10China on Sunday. It's his first foreign trip since becoming
00:14General Secretary of the Communist Party earlier this month.
00:18He says Vietnam prioritises the development of relations with China.
00:23While the countries share close ties, they have also had disputes over claims to the
00:28South China Sea.