Beijing, Nov. 16 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam's attendance at the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Week in Shenzhen, China, is expected to boost development experience-sharing, build consensus and deepen multilateral cooperation, while serving as a bridge between China's APEC Year 2026 and Vietnam's hosting of the forum in 2027, a Chinese scholar has said.

Professor Dr Cheng Hanping, Executive Director of the Institute of Regional and Country Studies and Director of the Vietnam Research Centre at Zhejiang University of Technology, outlined three key expectations for the top Vietnamese leader's China trip from November 17 to 20.

First, Cheng expressed hope that the Vietnamese le...