China and Vietnam pledged on Tuesday to deepen ties during President Xi Jinping's first visit in six years, as Beijing seeks to counter growing US influence with the communist nation.
Xi met the leader of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, on the first day of his trip, after Hanoi upgraded diplomatic ties with Washington when US President Joe Biden visited in September.
Biden's visit was part of US efforts around the world to contain China's rising economic power and to secure supplies of crucial materials needed for high-tech manufacturing.
China and Vietnam said in a joint statement on display at Trong's office they would "continue to deepen and increase bilateral relations".
They agreed to build a "community with a shared future" and said the visit was an "historic landmark in bilateral ties... contributing to peace and stability and development in the region and the world".
The two countries signed more than 30 agreements, including a pledge to develop rail links between Vietnam and China.
Vietnam has long pursued a "bamboo diplomacy" approach, striving to stay on good terms with both China and the US.
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