On Saturday, Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his commitment to strengthening ties with Vietnam, aiming to deepen strategic mutual trust and enhance practical cooperation between the two nations. Marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations, Xi emphasized the importance of building a China-Vietnam community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
In messages exchanged with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and Vietnamese President Luong Cuong, Xi, who also serves as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, highlighted the profound friendship and cooperative history between China and Vietnam.
\"China and Vietnam, two friendly socialist neighbors, represent a community with a shared future that carries strategic significance,\" Xi stated.
He reflected on the 75 years of diplomatic ties during which both countries have \"fought side by side and supported each other in their struggle for national independence and liberation.\"
Quoting the sentiment that \"so profound is the friendship between Vietnam and China, because we are both comrades and brothers,\" Xi underscored this as the most vivid portrayal of the relations between the two parties and countries.
He noted that in advancing socialism, China and Vietnam have learned from each other and forged ahead hand in hand, deepening comprehensive strategic cooperation.
Recalling his successful visit to Vietnam in 2023, Xi mentioned that both sides pledged to work towards a China-Vietnam community with a shared future, elevating bilateral relations to a new stage. He stressed that the shared ideals and pursuit of a common future are the most striking features of the relations between the two countries.
\"As changes of the world, of the times, and of history are unfolding in unprecedented ways,\" Xi remarked, \"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 the significant role this partnership plays in promoting peace, stability, development, and prosperity in the region and the world.
Xi affirmed his commitment to further developing bilateral relations and expressed willingness to work with Vietnamese leaders during the China-Vietnam Year of People-to-People Exchanges. He called for remembering the original mission and forging ahead on the journey toward socialist modernization, aiming to deliver more benefits to the peoples of both nations and contribute to human development and progress.
The exchange of congratulations and reaffirmation of mutual goals signifies a strengthening of the China-Vietnam partnership, with both countries poised to enhance cooperation and solidarity in the face of global challenges.
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Xi aims for better China-Vietnam community with shared future
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