Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed his readiness to collaborate with Vietnamese leaders to deepen strategic mutual trust and enhance practical cooperation. The aim is to achieve new milestones in building a China-Vietnam community with a shared future that holds strategic significance.
On Saturday, Xi, who is also 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 on the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two nations.
“China and Vietnam, two friendly socialist neighbors, represent a community with a shared future that carries strategic significance,” Xi stated.
Reflecting on the establishment of diplomatic ties 75 years ago, Xi noted that both countries have fought side by side and supported each other in their struggles for national independence and liberation. “So profound is the friendship between Vietnam and China, because we are both comrades and brothers,” he emphasized, describing it as the most vivid portrayal of the relations between the two parties and countries.
In advancing socialism, Xi highlighted that the two sides have learned from each other and moved forward hand in hand, thereby deepening their comprehensive strategic cooperation. “China and Vietnam share the same ideals and pursue a shared future, which is the most striking feature of the relations between our parties and countries,” he said.
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 that carries strategic significance, elevating bilateral 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 our parties and countries, as well as the future of the global socialist cause,” Xi remarked. He added that this is of great significance to the peace, stability, development, and prosperity of the region and the world at large.
Xi affirmed his commitment to the growth of bilateral relations and his willingness to work with Vietnamese leaders, taking the opportunity of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties and the China-Vietnam Year of People-to-People Exchanges. “We should keep in mind our original mission and forge ahead on the new journey toward socialist modernization, so as to deliver more benefits to our peoples and make important contributions to revitalizing the world socialist cause, as well as pushing for human development and progress,” he concluded.
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Xi aims for better China-Vietnam community with shared future
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