Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to embark on a new round of high-level diplomatic travels, planning state visits to Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia in mid-April 2025 to further consolidate and deepen China's comprehensive strategic partnerships with Southeast Asian countries.
According to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the invitation of Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President, will make a state visit to Vietnam from April 14 to 15. This will be an important opportunity for strategic communication between the leaders of China and Vietnam on bilateral relations and regional affairs.
Subsequently, President Xi will continue his visits to Malaysia and Cambodia from April 15 to 18, following official invitations from the Malaysian King, Sultan Ibrahim, and the King of Cambodia, Norodom Sihamoni.
This series of visits is widely seen as an important step for China to deepen its diplomacy with neighboring countries, promote high-quality development of the "Belt and Road" initiative, and expand regional multilateral and bilateral cooperation. Analysts note that the visit will not only cover traditional economic, trade, and infrastructure cooperation but is also likely to involve in-depth consultations on cultural exchanges, security cooperation, and regional peace and stability.
Although the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not yet announced the detailed itinerary and specific topics of the visit, it is expected that President Xi will reach several strategic consensuses and cooperation agreements with the leaders of the three countries, further consolidating political trust and pragmatic cooperation between China and Southeast Asian nations.
This visit will also send a clear signal of China's continued emphasis on the development of the Southeast Asian region, injecting new momentum into regional cooperation.
