Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his readiness on Saturday to work with Vietnamese leaders to deepen strategic mutual trust and strengthen practical cooperation, aiming 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 (CPC) Central Committee, exchanged congratulations with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam and Vietnamese President Luong Cuong on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
“China and Vietnam, two friendly socialist neighbors, represent a community with a shared future that carries strategic significance,” Xi stated. He emphasized that since the establishment of diplomatic ties 75 years ago, the two nations have fought side by side and supported each other in their struggle for national independence and liberation. “‘So profound is the friendship between Vietnam and China, because we are both comrades and brothers’ has become the most vivid portrayal of the relations between our two parties and countries,” he added.
In advancing socialism, Xi noted that both sides have learned from each other and forged ahead hand in hand, deepening their comprehensive strategic cooperation. “China and Vietnam share the same ideals and pursue a shared future, which is the most striking feature of our relations,” he said.
Recalling his successful visit to Vietnam in 2023, Xi highlighted that both sides pledged to work for a China-Vietnam community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, elevating the relations between the two parties and countries to a new stage.
As changes in the world, the times, and history are unfolding in unprecedented ways, Xi stated that 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. He emphasized that this is of great significance to the peace, stability, development, and prosperity of 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 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 make important contributions to revitalizing the world socialist cause, as well as pushing for human development and progress.
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Xi aims for better China-Vietnam community with shared future
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