Tô Lâm to Visit China for APEC Leaders’ Week
Vietnamese Ambassador to China Phạm Thanh Bình said General Secretary and President Tô Lâm plans to visit China from November 17 to 20, 2026, for the 33rd APEC Leaders’ Week and bilateral activities in Guangdong and Yunnan. Vietnam will also take over from China as APEC host for 2027 during this year’s meetings.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Tô Lâm plans to visit China from November 17 to 20, 2026, to attend the 33rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week and conduct bilateral activities in Guangdong and Yunnan. Vietnamese Ambassador to China Phạm Thanh Bình said in an interview in Beijing that the visit is significant on both bilateral and multilateral fronts.
Vietnamese Ambassador to China Phạm Thanh Bình.（VietVance）
Phạm Thanh Bình said Vietnam will discuss directions for regional cooperation with other member economies and take over from China as APEC host for 2027 during this year’s Leaders’ Week. He said Vietnam hopes to coordinate with China and other member economies to build on the results of cooperation in 2026 and advance the APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040.
Discussing expectations for this year’s Leaders’ Week, he said he hopes participants will build consensus around openness, innovation and cooperation; discuss the development of the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific; and promote growth through technological innovation, digital transformation and green transition. He also hopes to strengthen cooperation between governments and businesses to mobilize resources for infrastructure, clean energy and human resource development. These are expectations for the meetings’ outcomes.
On the bilateral front, Phạm Thanh Bình expects the visit to strengthen political trust and practical cooperation between Vietnam and China. Priorities he cited include promoting balanced growth in bilateral trade, facilitating access to the Chinese market for Vietnamese agricultural products, encouraging Chinese investment in Vietnam, and improving connectivity in areas such as railways, logistics and smart border crossings.
He also said activities in Guangdong and Yunnan are expected to strengthen cooperation between localities in the two countries, particularly links between border areas. Both sides will continue to promote youth exchanges and activities under the 2026–2027 Vietnam-China Year of Tourism Cooperation.
Source: VietVance
