On Saturday, Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his commitment to strengthening ties with Vietnam, marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two neighboring countries. Xi emphasized the importance of deepening strategic mutual trust and enhancing practical cooperation to build a China-Vietnam community with a shared future.
In messages exchanged with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and Vietnamese President Luong Cuong, Xi highlighted the longstanding friendship between China and Vietnam. He noted that the two nations have fought side by side and supported each other in their struggles for national independence and liberation over the past decades.
\"China and Vietnam, as friendly socialist neighbors, represent a community with a shared future that carries strategic significance,\" Xi stated. He added that the phrase \\"So profound is the friendship between Vietnam and China, because we are both comrades and brothers\\" vividly portrays the close relations between the two parties and countries.
Xi recalled his successful visit to Vietnam in 2023, during which both sides pledged to work towards a China-Vietnam community with a shared future. This commitment has elevated the relations between the two parties and countries to a new stage.
Facing unprecedented changes in the world, Xi emphasized that China and Vietnam's continued adherence to the path of socialism is crucial for the future of both nations and the global socialist cause. He stressed that their cooperation holds great significance for peace, stability, development, and prosperity in the region and the world at large.
President Xi expressed his readiness to collaborate with Vietnamese leaders during the China-Vietnam Year of People-to-People Exchanges. He called for joint efforts to remember their original mission and forge ahead on the new journey toward socialist modernization, delivering more benefits to their peoples and contributing to global human development and progress.
The reaffirmation of strong bilateral ties between China and Vietnam underscores the strategic importance of their relationship in the current global context.
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Xi aims for better China-Vietnam community with shared future
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