Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi holds talks with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi. Yang said the two countries’ relations are undergoing a difficult time.

Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi holds talks with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in Hanoi.

"China and Vietnam relations are experiencing a difficult period. On this trip, as appointed by our CPC Central Committee, I am to discuss candidly and thoroughly our relations with Mr. Pham Binh Minh and current issues in the South China Sea," Yang said.

Yang Jiechi is in Vietnam for a two-day visit. During which, he’ll also meet with the Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, and other high-ranking officials including Vietnamese General Secretary of the Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong. Yang’s visit marks the highest-level meeting between the two governments since maritime disputes in the South China Sea began. Vietnam has launched numerous attempts to disrupt China’s oil drilling operation in the South China Sea since early May.

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