UPDATE: Xi Arrives in Hanoi for State Visit

At noon on December 12 local time, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and President Xi Jinping arrived in Hanoi on the special plane and began his state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vo Van Thuong. At the Noi Bai International Airport, more than 400 people from across the sectors of China and Vietnam holding flags of the two parties and countries awaited with excitement. Red banners shone brightly, welcoming the visit of General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and his wife to Vietnam. Upon his arrival on the special plane, General Secretary and President Xi Jinping was warmly greeted at the airstair by party and state leaders of Vietnam including Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Member of the Political Bureau, Secretary of the Secretariat, and Chairman of the Commission for Internal Affairs of the CPV Central Committee Phan Dinh Trac, and Secretary of the Secretariat and Chairman of the Commission for External Relations of the CPV Central Committee Le Hoai Trung and local representatives. Young Vietnamese presented bouquets to General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan. Guards of honor lined the red carpet. The crowd welcomed General Secretary and President Xi Jinping with joy in a warm and cordial atmosphere. #!language=1 Welcome to subscribe us on: Facebook: Twitter: LinkedIn: Video on Demand: If you are in demand of this video footage, please contact with our business development team via email: service@