Hanoi, April 14 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam has written an article posted on the People's Daily of China ahead of his state visit to China from April 14-17.

The following is a translation of his article.

PROMOTING THE TRADITION OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN VIETNAM AND CHINA, ELEVATING STRATEGIC CONNECTIVITY IN THE NEW DEVELOPMENT PHASE

To Lam,

General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam,

President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

At the invitation of Comrade Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President of the People's Republic of China, I and a high-level delegation will pay a ...