Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, and Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, have a tea chat after an awarding ceremony held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 31, 2022. Xi Jinping awarded Nguyen Phu Trong the Friendship Medal of the People's Republic of China on Monday. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)