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Advertisement East Asia China's foreign, defence ministers to visit Vietnam Beijing has portrayed itself in the region as a reliable alternative to an erratic US President Donald Trump, who launched sweeping tariffs last year that unsettled global trade. A soldier stands guard before the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vietnam's communist party general secretary To Lam at the Office of the Party Central Committee in Hanoi on Apr 14, 2025. (File photo: Pool via AFP/Nhac Nguyen) 13 Mar 2026 06:42PM (Updated: 13 Mar 2026 06:47PM) Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST BEIJING: China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Defence Minister Dong Jun will travel to Vietnam on Sunday (Mar 15), Beijing said, as they seek to bolster ties and strengthen security cooperation.Beijing has portrayed itself in the region as a reliable alternative to an erratic US President Donald Trump, who launched sweeping tariffs last year that unsettled global trade."In the face of a current international landscape characterised by intertwined turbulence and change, it is essential for China and Vietnam ... to strengthen strategic communication and deepen strategic coordination," foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Friday.Wang, Dong, and Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong will meet their Vietnamese counterparts and discuss topics "including bilateral political and security cooperation, combating crime, defence collaboration, and the international and regional situation", Guo said. CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less They will be in Vietnam until Tuesday.Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Vietnam's General Secretary To Lam in Hanoi in April 2025 that the two countries should "oppose unilateral bullying".The two Asian neighbours signed 45 cooperation agreements, including on supply chains, artificial intelligence, joint maritime patrols and railway development.China and Vietnam have close economic ties, but Hanoi shares US concerns about Beijing's assertiveness in the contested South China Sea.China claims almost all of the South China Sea, upon which Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei also have claims. Also read: Commentary: Why China has said little about Vietnam’s South China Sea build-up Commentary: Xi Jinping’s visit to Vietnam is not all about Donald Trump Source: AFP/dy Newsletter Week in Review Subscribe to our Chief Editor’s Week in Review Our chief editor shares analysis and picks of the week's biggest news every Saturday. Newsletter Morning Brief Subscribe to CNA’s Morning Brief An automated curation of our top stories to start your day. Sign up for our newsletters Get our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inbox Subscribe here Get the CNA app Stay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best stories Download here Get WhatsApp alerts Join our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat app Join here Related Topics China Vietnam Wang Yi Dong Jun Advertisement Also worth reading Content is loading... Advertisement Expand to read the full story Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST