Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his readiness to work with Vietnamese leaders to deepen strategic mutual trust and strengthen practical cooperation. In a message exchanged on Saturday to mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and Vietnam, Xi emphasized pushing for new achievements in building a China-Vietnam community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Xi, who is also the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, exchanged congratulations with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and Vietnamese President Luong Cuong.
\"China and Vietnam, two friendly socialist neighbors, represent a community with a shared future that carries strategic significance,\" Xi said.
Since the establishment of diplomatic ties 75 years ago, the two countries have fought side by side and supported each other in their struggles for national independence and liberation. Xi noted that the phrase \"So profound is the friendship between Vietnam and China, because we are both comrades and brothers\" has become a vivid portrayal of the relations between the two parties and countries.
In advancing socialism, both sides have learned from each other and forged ahead hand in hand, deepening their comprehensive strategic cooperation. Xi highlighted that China and Vietnam share the same ideals and pursue a shared future, which is the most striking feature of their relationship.
Recalling his successful visit to Vietnam in 2023, Xi said that the two sides pledged to work for a China-Vietnam community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, elevating their 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 global socialist cause,\" Xi stated. He added that this cooperation is of great significance to the peace, stability, development, and prosperity of the region and the world at large.
Xi emphasized that he attaches great importance to the growth of bilateral relations and is willing to work with Vietnamese leaders to take the opportunity of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties and the China-Vietnam Year of People-to-People Exchanges. He called for keeping in mind the original mission and forging ahead on the new journey toward socialist modernization, to deliver more benefits to the two peoples and contribute to the global socialist cause as well as human development and progress.
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Xi aims for better China-Vietnam community with shared future
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