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| Chinese Premier Li Qiang welcomed and held talks with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on the afternoon of September 16. |
Could you please assess the significance and results of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's trip to China, attending the opening ceremony of the 20th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS)?
The working trip of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese Government delegation to attend the 20th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) is a high-level foreign affairs activity of great significance.
In less than 27 hours in Nanning, China, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and members of the delegation had many effective high-level contacts such as: holding talks with Premier Li Qiang of the State Council; receiving Secretary of the Guangxi Party Committee Liu Ning; attending and speaking at the opening ceremony of CAEXPO and CABIS 20; inaugurating and visiting the Vietnam Trade Pavilion, visiting a number of pavilions of Vietnamese localities, as well as a number of pavilions of Chinese and ASEAN partners; receiving a number of leading Chinese enterprises in the fields of railways, electricity, telecommunications, construction, etc.
The delegation's activities were successful, achieving the set requirements and goals, especially bringing important significance in three main aspects: Strengthening political trust and bilateral relations between Vietnam and China.
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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Chinese Prime Minister held talks on the afternoon of September 16. |
The fact that Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation accepted the invitation of the State Council of the People's Republic of China to attend this Fair demonstrates the high regard and top priority of our Party and State for bilateral relations with China, and is a practical activity to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam-China Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership.
The talks between the two Prime Ministers continued to consolidate the momentum of close high-level exchanges and contacts between the two sides in recent times, contributing to further concretizing high-level common perceptions, especially the official visit to China by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (October 2022) and the results of the visits to China and attendance at the WEF Tianjin by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (June 2023), the visit to China by Standing Member of the Secretariat Truong Thi Mai and other senior leaders of Vietnam, bringing the Vietnam-China Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership to continue to develop stably, healthily, and increasingly in depth and substance.
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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Secretary of the Guangxi Regional Party Committee Liu Ning on September 16. |
Second, enhancing practical cooperation between Vietnam and China. During the talks between the two Prime Ministers, the two sides discussed in depth measures to promote cooperation in various fields, focusing on economics, trade, and transport connectivity, in order to fully exploit the complementarity of the two economies.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh made a number of specific cooperation proposals in areas that Vietnam prioritizes and has needs for, such as suggesting accelerating the process of opening the market for Vietnamese agricultural and aquatic products, creating conditions for the early establishment of Vietnam Trade Promotion Offices in Chengdu (Sichuan) and Haikou (Hainan), and coordinating to improve customs clearance efficiency and avoid congestion of goods at border gates.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and heads of delegations attended the opening ceremony of the 20th CAEXPO and CABIS on the morning of September 17. (Photo: Duong Giang) |
The Prime Minister proposed strengthening transport connectivity and border infrastructure, studying cooperation in planning and building a number of railway lines in Vietnam; improving the capacity of goods transportation both bilaterally and through third countries; making efforts to promote tourism cooperation to recover as soon as possible as before the Covid-19 pandemic; coordinating to thoroughly handle obstacles in a number of cooperation projects in the spirit of "harmonious benefits, shared risks", and speeding up the implementation of China's non-refundable aid to Vietnam. Chinese Premier Li Qiang responded positively to the above cooperation proposals. The two Prime Ministers agreed to assign relevant ministries, branches and localities to increase exchanges and strive to achieve progress soon.
In their talks with our Prime Minister, the Chinese Prime Minister and Guangxi Party Secretary Liu Ning both affirmed that they would expand the import of goods, especially our agricultural products, maintain smooth trade at border gates; encourage Chinese enterprises with potential to invest in areas that Vietnam prioritizes; and strengthen road and rail connections between the two countries.
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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and delegates inaugurated Vietnam's trade pavilion at CAEXPO and CABIS on the morning of September 17. (Photo: Duong Giang) |
Third, it demonstrates Vietnam's proactive and positive contribution to ASEAN and ASEAN-China cooperation. The China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) are important economic and trade cooperation mechanisms between China and ASEAN. To date, the two sides have successfully coordinated to organize 20 Expos. During the 19 Expos, Vietnam always had Government leaders attending the CAEXPO.
Vietnam is also the country with the largest number of booths and participating enterprises in ASEAN. The participation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking delegation and a large number of Vietnamese enterprises at this Fair continues to demonstrate Vietnam's respect and active contribution to the ASEAN-China cooperation mechanism, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the CAEXPO Fair.
In addition, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited and encouraged Vietnamese enterprises exhibiting at the Fair, affirming the message that the Government, ministries, branches and localities are always ready to accompany and support Vietnamese enterprises to reach out to the Chinese market as well as the region and the world, contributing to the overall development of the country.
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| Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the Vietnam Trade Pavilion and several pavilions of Chinese and ASEAN partners on the morning of September 17. |
Could you please tell us about the special features of this Fair and the outstanding contributions of the Vietnamese delegation to the Fair?
This Fair itself has many special features. First of all, this is the Fair marking the 20th anniversary of the establishment and development of CAEXPO and CABIS. This is also the first Fair to be held directly after 3 years of interruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, therefore, it has received great attention from countries, people and businesses of ASEAN countries and China and in fact has participated very actively and enthusiastically. Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Prime Ministers and Senior Leaders of many ASEAN countries and the ASEAN Secretary General attended the Fair.
The Vietnamese delegation, led by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, is the highest-ranking leader along with a number of countries attending the Fair. Accompanying the Prime Minister are 04 Ministers in the economic sector such as Industry and Trade, Finance, Construction, State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises; leaders of the Government Office and many ministries and branches such as Foreign Affairs, Public Security, National Defense, Planning and Investment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Transport, Culture, Sports and Tourism, State Bank and leaders of 07 provinces bordering China and Son La province (the locality participating in the "Beautiful City" Exhibition at the Fair).
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| The Prime Minister visited a booth introducing high technology and digital transformation of China at the Fair. |
Following the previous Fairs, this year, the Vietnam Trade Pavilion is the largest in scale among ASEAN countries with the participation of 120 enterprises, more than 200 booths displayed on an area of over 4,000m2. Vietnamese enterprises bring to the Fair a variety of Vietnam's strengths such as agricultural products, seafood, processed foods, footwear, household appliances and garments, wooden furniture, handicrafts, etc.
The large number of Vietnamese delegates and Vietnamese enterprises attending the large-scale Fair has shown Vietnam's high regard, need and goodwill in implementing extensive and comprehensive cooperation with China as well as with other ASEAN countries, and also shows Vietnam's potential and position in bilateral and multilateral economic and trade cooperation in the region.
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| The Prime Minister signed the guestbook at the opening ceremony of the 20th CAEXPO Fair on the morning of September 17. |
The Vietnamese delegation and enterprises actively and fully participated and made important contributions to the success of this Fair. The message of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Vietnam's determination and commitment as well as specific cooperation proposals on strengthening development strategy connectivity, transport infrastructure connectivity, building a complete, stable and sustainable supply chain, thereby bringing mutually beneficial economic, trade and investment cooperation between ASEAN and China to a new level, towards building a "Regional Economic Growth Center" was highly appreciated and agreed upon by the countries.
As an active and responsible member of ASEAN, and as China's largest trading partner in ASEAN, Vietnam will continue to work with China and ASEAN countries to further promote the role and vitality of the China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) after 20 years of development; open a new chapter, promote economic, trade, investment cooperation and other fields between ASEAN and China, prioritize balanced and sustainable development, bring practical benefits to the people of the countries, and actively contribute to peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
Thank you very much, Permanent Deputy Minister!
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