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China is Vietnam's largest trading partner and a vital source of imports for its manufacturing sector.

The other would run from Hanoi to Lang Son province, which borders China's Guangxi region, passing through an area densely populated with global manufacturing facilities, including some owned by Chinese investors.

A massive high-speed railway line linking capital Hanoi with business hub Ho Chi Minh City is also being planned in the country.

Vietnam's National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met executives of Chinese railway companies on Monday during his ongoing visit to Beijing, where he was hosted by President Xi Jinping.

This came after Vietnam and China signed dozens of cooperation agreements, including on railways, during a visit to Hanoi by Xi in December.

The two countries remain embroiled in a yearslong maritime dispute in the South China Sea, though the tensions appear to have calmed recently.

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