Chinese leader Xi Jinping has promised Malaysia and Vietnam greater access to Chinese markets as he tours Southeast Asia this week. Xi’s tour comes after U.S.

The Chinese president's diplomatic tour in Southeast Asia includes Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia— all hit by Trump's tariffs. On Monday, Chinese President Xi met with To Lam, Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary and Vietnam's President Luong Cuong.

Xi Jinping has appealed to Vietnam to join China in upholding multilateral trade, as he begins a high-stakes diplomatic tour of the region’s major export-reliant economies in a bid to position his country as a stable partner in contrast to the United States.