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FILE - Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary To Lam, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping wave during a meeting at the Office of the Party Central Committee in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 14, 2025. (Nhac Nguyen/Pool Photo via AP, File)

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Vietnam's Central Committee of the Communist Party holds a meeting to elect top leaders in Hanoi, Vietnam, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Hoang Thong Nhat/VNA via AP)

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Vietnam's General Secretary of the Communist Party To Lam, second right, holds up a bouquet after being re-elected to the position following a National Congress in Hanoi, Vietnam, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Hoang Thong Nhat/VNA via AP)

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Vietnam's General Secretary of the Communist Party To Lam speaks after being re-elected to the position following a National Congress in Hanoi, Vietnam, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Hoang Thong Nhat/VNA via AP)

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Delegates arrive at the National Convention Center for the week-long Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

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Honor guards salute the arrival of delegation at the National Convention Center for the week-long Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

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Honor guards stand in position at the National Convention Center for the week-long Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)