(Beijing Bloomberg) People familiar with the matter revealed that Chinese officials may visit Hanoi from December 12th to 13th.

A person familiar with the matter said that during the visit of Vietnam last Friday to Saturday (December 1st to 2nd), officials of the Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi determined the date of China's official visit.

The previous expectations were that Chinese officials will visit Vietnam from December 14th to 16th.One of the people familiar with the matter said that due to the schedule, China and Vietnam have decided to put the official schedule of China a few days in advance.

China and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam have not responded to Bloomberg's request for comments.

China's official visit to Vietnam last time was when the Asia -Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit was attended in Laogang in 2017.U.S. President Biden also visited Vietnam three months ago.Vietnam has promoted the relationship with the United States into a "comprehensive strategic partnership" and became the same level as China and India.