Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, shakes hands with To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnamese president, who is on a state visit to China, in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 19, 2024. (File photo: Xinhua)

BEIJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping on Friday congratulated To Lam on his election as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee.