Vietnamese Party General Secretary Tô Lâm to Visit China on the 14th
Vietnamese Party General Secretary Tô Lâm is scheduled to visit China from April 14 to 17. Recently elected as Vietnam's President, he will become the most powerful leader in decades, breaking the traditional 'four pillars' power-sharing system.
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According to official media Xinhua News Agency, Hu Zhaoming, spokesperson for the International Liaison Department of the CPC Central Committee, announced today that at the invitation of CPC General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, Tô Lâm will pay a state visit to China from the 14th to the 17th.
On the 7th, the first session of Vietnam's 16th National Assembly unanimously approved, with a vote of 495 to 0, the resolution to elect Tô Lâm as President for the term 2026 to 2031, granting him dual authority to govern the country for the next five years.
This makes Tô Lâm the most powerful leader in Vietnam in decades, breaking the long-standing tradition of the one-party state's "four pillars" system, which involves power-sharing among the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the President, the Prime Minister, and the Chairman of the National Assembly. (Edited by: Chou Hui-ying/Chang Shu-ling) 1150409
On the 7th, the first session of Vietnam's 16th National Assembly unanimously approved, with a vote of 495 to 0, the resolution to elect Tô Lâm as President for the term 2026 to 2031, granting him dual authority to govern the country for the next five years.
This makes Tô Lâm the most powerful leader in Vietnam in decades, breaking the long-standing tradition of the one-party state's "four pillars" system, which involves power-sharing among the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the President, the Prime Minister, and the Chairman of the National Assembly. (Edited by: Chou Hui-ying/Chang Shu-ling) 1150409