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Vice-premier meets Vietnam president

Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli met on Friday with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang and Nguyen Phu Trong, secretary-general of the Communist Party of Vietnam, in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi. Both sides pledged to properly handle maritime disputes and strengthen cooperation. Zhang said the countries should focus on joint maritime development, and also suggested linking China's Belt and Road Initiative and Vietnam's Two Corridors and One Economic Circle plan. Vietnamese leaders called for a joint survey outside the bay mouth of the Beibu Gulf.

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