General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan attend a welcome banquet hosted by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong and their spouses in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, Dec. 12, 2023. Upon Xi's arrival in Hanoi, he had a meeting with Trong on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)