Xi Jinping has urged Vietnam to resist “unilateral bullying” and uphold free and open 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.

In the aftermath of the strike, Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on the U.S. and Europe to get tough on Russia in response to what he described as terrorism.

China’s leader visits Vietnam as both countries scramble to navigate rising U.S. tariffs and looming trade pressures.