On Saturday, Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his readiness to deepen strategic mutual trust and strengthen practical cooperation with Vietnam as the two nations mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
In messages exchanged with Vietnamese leaders General Secretary To Lam and President Luong Cuong, Xi highlighted the significance of building a China-Vietnam community with a shared future that carries strategic importance.
\"China and Vietnam, two friendly socialist neighbors, represent a community with a shared future,\" Xi said. \"Since the establishment of diplomatic ties 75 years ago, we have fought side by side and supported each other in our struggle for national independence and liberation.\"
Xi emphasized that the profound friendship between the two countries is vividly portrayed by the phrase \"So profound is the friendship between Vietnam and China, because we are both comrades and brothers.\" He noted that in advancing socialism, both nations have learned from each other and forged ahead hand in hand, deepening comprehensive strategic cooperation.
Recalling his successful visit to Vietnam in 2023, Xi stated that both sides pledged to work towards a China-Vietnam community with a shared future, elevating relations to a new stage.
\"As changes of the world, of the times and of history are unfolding in unprecedented ways, China and Vietnam continuing to follow in good faith the path of socialism has a bearing on the future of the two parties and countries as well as the future of the global socialist cause,\" Xi remarked. \"It is of great significance to the peace, stability, development, and prosperity of the region and the world at large.\"
President Xi underscored his commitment to the growth of bilateral relations and is willing to work with Vietnamese leaders to seize the opportunity presented by the 75th anniversary and the China-Vietnam Year of People-to-People Exchanges.
\"We should keep in mind the original mission and forge ahead on the new journey toward socialist modernization, so as to deliver more benefits to the two peoples and make important contributions to revitalizing the world socialist cause as well as pushing for human development and progress,\" Xi concluded.
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Xi aims for better China-Vietnam community with shared future
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