On the afternoon of April 15, 2026, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Zhao Leji met with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President of Viet Nam To Lam in Beijing.

Zhao Leji noted that General Secretary and President Xi Jinping held sincere, friendly and fruitful talks and exchanges with you, charting the course for the development of China-Viet Nam relations. The two sides should implement the important common understandings reached by the top leaders of the two Parties and two countries, consolidate strategic mutual trust, accelerate the alignment of development strategies, and promote the steady and substantive building of the China-Viet Nam community with a shared future. Zhao Leji also briefed on the legislative progress of the Ecological and Environmental Code of the People’s Republic of China and the National Development Planning Law of the People’s Republic of China, among others, stating that the NPC of China stands ready to deepen exchanges and mutual learning on legislative experience with the National Assembly of Viet Nam, so as to facilitate practical cooperation between the two countries and their respective efforts to advance the rule of law.

To Lam said that Viet Nam warmly congratulates China on its tremendous development achievements under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core. Viet Nam is willing to deepen strategic mutual trust, enhance practical cooperation in various fields, and advance legislative exchanges with China.

Wang Dongming and Peng Qinghua were present at the meeting.