Beijing, April 9 -- The upcoming state visit to China by Party Secretary General and State President To Lam from April 14 - 17 holds particular significance for the development of relations between the two Parties, and between the two countries, according to a Chinese scholar.

Prof. Mi Liang, Director of the Southeast Asia Research Centre at Beijing Foreign Studies University, China, shared his views with Vietnam News Agency correspondents in China ahead of the visit, which will be made at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping.

The scholar noted that the trip takes place at a pivotal moment, shortly after Vietnam wrapped up its 14th National Party Congress...