Party chiefs of Vietnam and China enjoy tea party

The Vietnamese leader hosted the tea event following a dialogue with his Chinese counterpart at the Central Party Office in the afternoon.

Tea artisan Nguyen Cao Son presented the tea selections that were served. Son included information about Vietnam’s renowned tea-growing regions including the northern provinces of Ha Giang, Yen Bai, Son La, Lai Chau, and Thai Nguyen.

Vietnam’s Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (3rd, R) and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping (4th, R) at a tea party in Hanoi, Dec. 12, 2023. Photo by VNA

The Vietnamese leader invited his Chinese counterpart to try three different types of Vietnamese tea.

The first was lotus tea, made from wild ancient shan tuyet white tea planted in Ha Giang and lotuses harvested from Hanoi’s Dam Tri Lake.

The second was aged oolong tea, made from tea plants harvested in Son La.

The third was pre-Qingming wild ancient shan tuyet white tea, harvested in Ha Giang.

The two leaders have in the past enjoyed many famous types of tea originated from Vietnam and China together.

A tea party is a special diplomatic ceremony that demonstrates the close relationship between two countries’ leaders.

In Vietnamese and Chinese cultures, inviting others to enjoy tea is a gesture of respect and hospitality. A tea party is an occasion to share things in a genuine and honest manner.

 

 

Party chiefs of Vietnam and China enjoy tea party

Tổng Bí thư Nguyễn Phú Trọng và Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch Tập Cận Bình dùng tiệc trà

China’s Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, along with his spouse Peng Liyuan, started their two-day state visit to Vietnam Tuesday by landing at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport, upon the invitation of Vietnam’s Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his spouse, as well as Vietnam’s President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong held a same-day reception ceremony for Xi with a 21-gun salute.

Following the reception ceremony, Trong and his Chinese counterpart traveled to the Central Party Office headquarters to begin a dialogue.

The two leaders were then introduced to the 36 cooperation documents signed between ministries, agencies, and localities of both sides.

Xi attended a state banquet at the International Convention Center in the evening of the same day.

The visit is Xi’s third to Vietnam as China’s Party General Secretary and president. The previous two visits were in 2015 and 2017.