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China and Vietnam vow to 'jointly promote development of world's socialist cause'
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CHINA and Vietnam signed a flurry of agreements today during new Vietnamese leader To Lam’s visit to Beijing.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said as leaders of two of the world’s only ruling Communist Parties, the pair shared a responsibility to “jointly promote the development of the world’s socialist cause.”

Though the neighbours have sometimes clashed over competing claims in the South China Sea, Lam affirmed that Vietnam would have no part in US-led attempts to divide China, reiterating support for the one-China policy, which recognises Taiwan as part of China, and saying the handling of issues in Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Tibet are an internal Chinese matter.

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