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Beijing

Xi plans Vietnam, Singapore visits

President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to Vietnam on Nov 5 and 6 at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang announced on Thursday. Xi will also make a state visit to Singapore on Nov 6 and 7 at the invitation of his Singaporean counterpart Tony Tan Keng Yam, Lu said.