BEIJING , Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- As Chinese President Xi Jinping kicks off a landmark state visit to Vietnam on Thursday, the time is ripe for the two countries to inject more practical substance into their "comradely and brotherly" friendship.
After a wave of tensions caused by their South China Sea row, China and Vietnam are walking out of the woods. Xi's trip, indicative of the strategic acumen of both Beijing and Hanoi, is set to infuse more vigor and faith into the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.
The two sides are also expected to sign over 10 cooperation agreements covering such areas as party-to-party interaction, infrastructure, production capacity, trade, investment and people-to-people exchanges.