Peng Liyuan, spouse of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping, visits the Vietnamese Women's Museum and has tea with Ngo Thi Man, spouse of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, December 12, 2023. /Xinhua
Peng Liyuan, spouse of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping, visits the Vietnamese Women's Museum and has tea with Ngo Thi Man, spouse of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, December 12, 2023. /Xinhua
Peng Liyuan, wife of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, on Tuesday visited the Vietnamese Women's Museum with Ngo Thi Man, wife of Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee. They had a tea chat at the museum.
Peng highly praised the outstanding qualities of Vietnamese women, emphasizing their diligence, bravery and resilience after she listened to an introduction about Vietnamese women's marriage customs at an exhibition featuring Vietnamese women's folk customs.
During the tea chat, Peng said China adheres to gender equality and places high importance on safeguarding women's rights.
She acknowledged that Vietnam has many good experiences and practices in elevating women's status and protecting their rights.
Noting that China and Vietnam share similar cultures and mutual understanding, Peng said she hopes for close people-to-people exchanges between the two countries to create more chapters of friendship and goodwill.