China’s top political advisor, Wang Huning, led a delegation to Hanoi on Thursday to mourn the passing of Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).
As Xi Jinping’s special representative, Wang paid respects at the National Funeral Hall, where Trong’s coffin was draped in a large Vietnamese national flag amid a somber atmosphere filled with flowers.
Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, met with Vietnamese President To Lam and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during his visit.
On behalf of Xi and the CPC Central Committee, Wang laid a wreath, observed a moment of silence, bowed three times before Trong’s coffin, conveyed sincere condolences from Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan to Trong’s widow Ngo Thi Man, and signed the condolence book.
In meetings with Vietnamese leaders, Wang expressed deep sorrow over Trong’s passing, stating that after learning the sad news, Xi visited the Vietnamese Embassy in China to pay tribute, and the CPC Central Committee sent condolences to the CPV Central Committee.
Wang noted that appointing him as Xi’s special representative to Vietnam demonstrates the profound grief and sincere condolences of Xi and the CPC Central Committee towards the CPV and Trong’s family. \
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Xi's special representative mourns Nguyen Phu Trong in Vietnam
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