Negotiation is 'right approach'

Xi: Consensus on maritime issues in best interests

Beijing and Hanoi called for effectively managing maritime disputes on Thursday during President Xi Jinping's first visit to Vietnam to repair ties strained over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Xi appealed, in an article published on Thursday in the local official newspaper Nhan Dan, to seek a "basic, permanent approach that is acceptable to both sides" in regard to the maritime disputes.