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Xi warns protectionism 'leads nowhere' as he arrives in Vietnam

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives for a two-day state visit at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport on April 14, 2025. [AFP]

Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned that protectionism "leads nowhere" and that a trade war would have "no winners", state media said, as he arrived in Vietnam on Monday on the first leg of a Southeast Asia tour.

Xi will visit Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia on his first overseas trip of the year as Beijing seeks to tighten regional trade ties and offset the impact of huge tariffs unleashed by his US counterpart, Donald Trump.

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