Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for deeper strategic mutual trust and practical cooperation between China and Vietnam to build a community with a shared future of strategic significance. President Xi made these remarks on Saturday in a message exchanged with Vietnamese leaders General Secretary To Lam and President Luong Cuong, commemorating the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two nations.
\"China and Vietnam, as friendly socialist neighbors, represent a community with a shared future that carries strategic significance,\" Xi said. He highlighted the profound friendship forged over 75 years, noting that both countries have \"fought side by side and supported each other\" in their struggles for national independence and liberation. The phrase \"So profound is the friendship between Vietnam and China, because we are both comrades and brothers\" vividly portrays the close relations between the two parties and countries.
President Xi emphasized that in advancing socialism, China and Vietnam have learned from each other and moved forward hand in hand, deepening comprehensive strategic cooperation. He recalled his successful visit to Vietnam in 2023, where both sides pledged to work towards a China-Vietnam community with a shared future, elevating bilateral relations to a new level.
Amid unprecedented global changes, Xi stressed that the continued commitment of China and Vietnam to the socialist path has significant implications for the future of both nations and the global socialist cause. It also bears great significance for peace, stability, development, and prosperity in the region and the world at large.
\"I attach great importance to the growth of bilateral relations,\" Xi said, expressing his willingness to work with Vietnamese leaders to seize the opportunity of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties and the China-Vietnam Year of People-to-People Exchanges. He called for both sides to \"keep in mind the original mission and forge ahead on the new journey toward socialist modernization,\" aiming to deliver more benefits to their peoples and contribute to the revitalization of the global socialist cause and human progress.
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Xi aims for better China-Vietnam community with shared future
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