China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning. Photo: Kyodo/VNA

Mao Ning told a regular press conference on Monday in Beijing that China and Vietnam are both socialist countries on a path of reform and transformation in keeping with their respective national realities.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and President of China Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Vietnam on Tuesday and Wednesday, his third visit to Vietnam as Head of the Chinese Party and State.