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Xi calls Vietnam’s Tô Lâm

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Xi Jinping’s got high hopes for Sino-Vietnamese friendship. On January 26, Xi held a phone call with General Secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party Tô Lâm. Some context: Lâm took over the General Secretary role in 2024 following the death of incumbent Nguyễn Phú Trọng (DW).

Since then, Lâm has...