Xi wraps up visit to Vietnam

China’s President Xi Jinping paid tribute to Vietnam's late revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh yesterday, his last day of a trip to Hanoi that President Donald Trump said was aiming to “screw” the United States.

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Mr Xi is in Vietnam as part of a South-east Asia tour that will include Malaysia and Cambodia, with Beijing trying to position itself as a stable alternative to Mr Trump as leaders confront US tariffs.

The Chinese leader called on his country and Vietnam on Monday to “oppose unilateral bullying and uphold the stability of the global free trade system’, according to Beijing's state media.

Hours later, Mr Trump told reporters at the White House that their meeting was aimed at hurting the United States.