Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed his commitment to deepen strategic mutual trust and strengthen practical cooperation with Vietnam, aiming to build a China-Vietnam community with a shared future of strategic significance.
In messages exchanged with Vietnamese leaders, Xi highlighted the importance of the relationship between the two countries on the anniversary of their diplomatic ties. He noted that China and Vietnam, as friendly socialist neighbors, represent a community with a shared future that holds strategic importance.
\"Since the establishment of diplomatic ties, our two nations have fought side by side and supported each other in the struggle for national independence and liberation,\" Xi said. \"The profound friendship between Vietnam and China, being both comrades and brothers, vividly portrays the relations between our parties and countries.\"
Xi recalled his successful visit to Vietnam in 2023, during which both sides pledged to work towards a China-Vietnam community with a shared future. This commitment has elevated the relations between the two parties and countries to a new stage.
Amid unprecedented global changes, Xi emphasized that China and Vietnam's continued commitment to socialism bears on the future of both nations and the global socialist cause. \"It is of great significance to the peace, stability, development, and prosperity of the region and the world at large,\" he stated.
Looking ahead, Xi expressed his willingness to collaborate with Vietnamese leaders to seize the opportunity presented by the anniversary and the China-Vietnam Year of People-to-People Exchanges. He urged both sides to remember their original mission and forge ahead on the journey toward socialist modernization, delivering more benefits to their peoples and contributing to human development and progress.
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Xi aims for better China-Vietnam community with shared future
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