Beijing:
China's top diplomat will visit Vietnam this week, China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, amid an increasingly ugly spat over a Chinese oil rig in the disputed South China Sea.
China's State Councilor Yang Jiechi, who outranks the foreign minister, will visit Hanoi on Wednesday, ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a regular briefing.
It will be the highest level direct contact between the two sides since the rig began its operations in May.
China's State Councilor Yang Jiechi, who outranks the foreign minister, will visit Hanoi on Wednesday, ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a regular briefing.
It will be the highest level direct contact between the two sides since the rig began its operations in May.
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