Beijing, [Date] — Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed his commitment to deepening strategic mutual trust and practical cooperation with Vietnam, aiming to build a China-Vietnam community with a shared future of strategic significance.
In a message exchanged on Saturday with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and Vietnamese President Luong Cuong, Xi, who is also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, marked the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations.
\"China and Vietnam, as friendly socialist neighbors, represent a community with a shared future that carries strategic significance,\" Xi stated. He highlighted the profound friendship forged over 75 years of diplomatic ties, during which both countries supported each other in their struggles for national independence and liberation. He noted that the sentiment of being \"comrades and brothers\" vividly portrays the close relations between the two parties and countries.
Xi reflected on his successful visit to Vietnam in 2023, where both sides pledged to elevate their relationship by building a China-Vietnam community with a shared future. He emphasized that the shared ideals and pursuit of socialism are the most striking features of their bilateral relations.
\"As unprecedented changes unfold in the world, China and Vietnam's continued commitment to the path of socialism bears on the future of our parties and countries, as well as the global socialist cause,\" Xi remarked. He underscored the significance of their cooperation for regional and global peace, stability, development, and prosperity.
Looking ahead, Xi expressed his readiness to collaborate with Vietnamese leaders during the China-Vietnam Year of People-to-People Exchanges. He aims to keep in mind their original mission and forge ahead on a new journey toward socialist modernization, delivering greater benefits to both peoples and contributing to the advancement of human development and progress.
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