Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed a strong commitment to strengthening relations with Vietnam, aiming to build a community with a shared future of strategic significance. In a message exchanged with Vietnamese leaders on the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties, Xi highlighted the importance of deepening strategic mutual trust and enhancing practical cooperation between the two nations.
\"China and Vietnam, as friendly socialist neighbors, represent a community with a shared future that carries strategic significance,\" Xi stated. He recalled the profound friendship forged over decades, noting that the phrase \"So profound is the friendship between Vietnam and China, because we are both comrades and brothers\" vividly portrays the relations between the two parties and countries.
Since establishing diplomatic ties 75 years ago, China and Vietnam have stood side by side in their struggle for national independence and liberation, supporting each other through various challenges. In advancing socialism, the two countries have learned from each other and progressed together, deepening comprehensive strategic cooperation.
Reflecting on his successful visit to Vietnam in 2023, Xi noted that both sides pledged to work toward a China-Vietnam community with a shared future, elevating bilateral relations to a new stage. He emphasized that continuing on the path of socialism is crucial for the future of both nations and holds significant implications for regional and global peace, stability, development, and prosperity.
Xi expressed his readiness to collaborate with Vietnamese leaders during the China-Vietnam Year of People-to-People Exchanges, seizing the opportunity presented by the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties. He called for keeping in mind the original mission and forging ahead on the journey toward socialist modernization, aiming to deliver more benefits to the peoples of both countries and contribute to global human development and progress.
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Xi aims for better China-Vietnam community with shared future
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