Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday completed a two-day state visit to Cambodia, capping a three-nation tour that included stops in Vietnam and Malaysia at a time when all three Southeast Asian countries are facing economic challenges from U.

Photo/Xinhua] The tour sent a strong signal that China firmly defends multilateralism and international trade rules, Wang said. On Xi's visit to Vietnam, Wang said that the strategic guidance of the top leaders of the two parties and countries is the biggest advantage of and the most important political guarantee for the development of China-Vietnam relations.

KUALA LUMPUR/HANOI/PHNOM PENH -- Chinese President Xi Jinping returns to Beijing on Friday after his highest-profile tour of Southeast Asia; a five-day, three-country visit laced with both symbolism and strategic calculation.