BEIJING, Aug. 26 -- Wang Jiarui, a senior official with the Communist Party of China (CPC), on Tuesday met with Le Hong Anh, special envoy of Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee.

Le Hong Anh, a Politburo member and standing secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, is visiting Beijing from Tuesday to Wednesday.

Wang is vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee.

The special envoy's China visit aimed at discussing measures "to cool down the situation and prevent tensions between the two countries from happening again," Le Hai Binh, spokesperson of Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Monday.