General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a welcome ceremony in Beijing on Wednesday for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and Vietnamese President To Lam, who is on a state visit to China.

A military band performed the national anthems of Vietnam and China, and a 21-gun salute was fired at the welcome ceremony.

To Lam, accompanied by Xi, reviewed the Guard of Honor of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. The two heads of state also watched the march-past performed by the Guard of Honor. The military band later staged a marching performance.

Xi's wife Peng Liyuan; Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee; Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee; Wang Xiaohong, a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and state councilor, and other Chinese officials attended the welcome ceremony.

To Lam's entourage includes his wife Ngo Phuong Ly; Tran Cam Tu, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPV Central Committee and the permanent member of the Secretariat of the CPV Central Committee, and members of the Political Bureau of the CPV Central Committee Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Phan Van Giang, Luong Tam Quang, Nguyen Thanh Nghi, Le Hoai Trung, Doan Minh Huan, Tran Duc Thang, among others.

To Lam arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a four-day state visit to China at the invitation of President Xi.