China's Xi urges greater cooperation with Vietnam as trade tensions with US flare

BEIJING, April 14 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping called for stronger industrial and supply chain cooperation with Vietnam and wider collaboration in emerging fields, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday, amid heightened trade tensions prompted by hefty U.S. tariffs.
Xi starts a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia this week, beginning his state visits with Vietnam from April 14 to 15. The trip comes with an aim to consolidate economic ties with some of China's closest neighbours at a time when the world's top two economies are locked in a tariff tussle.

**US is so cooked. We are losing allies to China by the day... EU set to visit China as well to boost trading. If you don't see how serious this is, wait until a lot of these countries start dumping more US bonds which is happening at the moment... There is no one else to blame besides Trump for this sell-off! This is supposed to be a safe haven for investors but it's doing the opposite. Stock market is about to get rekt this week.**

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinas-xi-calls-greater-cooperation-with-vietnam-2025-04-13/