Vietnam joins China-led new diplomacy as Xi Jinping visits Hanoi

In this episode of China Currents: Xi Jinping visits Vietnam; the Central Economic Work Conference commenced in Beijing, sets tone for economic goals next year; Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong passes through the Taiwan Strait; China released the annual report on the country’s ocean energy development; China’s lithium battery industry sustained its growth momentum; Florida state law is preventing faculties at public universities from hiring Chinese graduate students and postdoctoral researchers.