Looking back at the especially important foreign activities between Vietnam and China

VOV.VN - The visit to China by General Secretary and President To Lam has significantly promoted the building of the Vietnam-China Community of Shared Future, which has strategic significance and contributes to peace, stability and development in the region and the world.

On the afternoon of August 20, the plane carrying General Secretary and President To Lam, his wife and the high-ranking delegation of our country arrived at Noi Bai International Airport, successfully concluding the State visit to China at the invitation of General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping for 3 days from August 18-20. As a particularly important foreign activity between Vietnam and China this year, the visit was a great success in all aspects, contributing significantly to the building of the Vietnam-China Community of Shared Future of strategic significance, contributing to peace, stability and development of the region and the world.

This is the first foreign visit of General Secretary and President To Lam after being elected to the position of General Secretary of the 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

The two leaders reviewed the honor guard of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.

The Party and State of China arranged a very solemn and thoughtful reception according to the protocol of a State visit with many exceptions. At Tiananmen Square in Beijing, 21 cannon shots were fired by the host side to welcome General Secretary and President To Lam to the Great Hall of the People to begin the official welcoming ceremony, demonstrating the importance of the relationship with the Party, State and people of Vietnam and General Secretary and President To Lam personally. With 18 activities in more than 2 days, in particular, General Secretary and President To Lam and General Secretary and President Xi Jinping held high-level talks, witnessed the signing of cooperation documents, and met with 3 key leaders of the host side, including Premier Li Qiang, Chairman of the National People's Congress Zhao Leji, and Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Wang Huning. The top leaders of the two Parties and two countries all affirmed the importance of mutual relations. General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized that the policy of the Party and State of Vietnam is to attach importance to and give top priority to relations with China. "With special affection for comrades, we always follow every step of China's development and are extremely happy about the great and important achievements that the Party and State of the Chinese people have achieved under the core leadership of General Secretary and President Xi Jinping in the 10 years of the new era, especially since the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China," said General Secretary and President To Lam. General Secretary and President To Lam congratulated China, under the leadership of General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, for successfully implementing on time the first 100-year target and all 336 reform measures proposed at the 3rd Plenum of the 18th Central Committee 10 years ago; congratulated China on successfully organizing the 3rd Plenum of the 20th Central Committee, which passed the decision to continue to deepen comprehensive reforms and promote China's modernization, opening a new era for the cause of advancing socialism of the Party and State of China; China's international position and leading role have been continuously enhanced, demonstrated through the global initiatives of General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, shared by all mankind, for peace, justice and progress of the people of the world. "Vietnam strongly supports and firmly believes that under the leadership of General Secretary and President Xi Jinping of China, the Chinese people will successfully build socialism with Chinese characteristics, develop a strong and prosperous country, and promote an important role in peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world," said General Secretary and President To Lam.

Vietnam - China high-level talks

General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and key Chinese leaders especially emphasized that Comrade To Lam's first state visit to China as head of the Party and State of Vietnam is of utmost importance, demonstrating the high regard and top priority of the two Parties and countries for the Vietnam-China relationship, believing that this is an important time for the two countries to bring bilateral relations to a new height, deepening and substantiating in all aspects. General Secretary and President Xi Jinping affirmed that Vietnam is a priority direction in China's foreign policy; supporting Vietnam to persist in the Party's leadership and promote the cause of building socialism. Head of the Central External Relations Commission Le Hoai Trung said that through the visit, favorable conditions have been created for the two countries and two Parties for a new stage of development. For Vietnam, consolidating a favorable foreign policy situation to realize the development goals set by the 13th National Party Congress as well as long-term development goals. Thereby, the two countries strengthen coordination to actively contribute to regional peace and stability. For China, a neighboring country, a leading developed country in the world and a large country, it also creates favorable conditions for Vietnam in the process of socio-economic development in the coming time.

Head of the Central External Relations Commission Le Hoai Trung

The outstanding result of this state visit of General Secretary and President To Lam is that during the discussions, the two sides reached a broad common understanding on further strengthening the Vietnam-China Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership in the direction of "6 more", focusing on concretizing the common understandings and Agreements between the two sides. Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son said that, closely following the spirit of the Joint Statement and the common understandings of the high-level reached during this visit, in the coming time, the two sides will focus on promoting cooperation in five main aspects. In particular, continuing to maintain strategic exchanges between the high-ranking leaders of the two Parties and two countries, consolidating the foundation of political trust, and jointly orienting the building of a Vietnam-China Community of Shared Future of strategic significance; fully promote the role of the Party channel, the mechanisms of the Cooperation Committee between the National Assembly of Vietnam and the National People's Congress of China, of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and the mechanisms for exchanging defense, security, and diplomacy. "On the basis of the "6 more" orientation, continue to concretize the high-level common perception and signed agreements; bring substantive cooperation to new progress; facilitate trade, expand exports of Vietnamese agricultural and aquatic products to the Chinese market; promote strategic development connections between the two countries, well implement the Cooperation Plan connecting the "Two Corridors, One Belt" Framework with the "Belt and Road" Initiative; accelerate the promotion of "hard connections" between the two countries on high-speed railways, expressways, border gate infrastructure; upgrade "soft connections" on smart customs, smart border gates", said Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son. The Minister also said that the two sides encourage and support enterprises with strength, reputation and advanced technology to invest in the other country, focusing on strengthening cooperation in the fields of agriculture and infrastructure; expanding cooperation in new fields such as: digital economy, circular economy, green economy, clean energy, renewable energy.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son

During the visit, under the witness of General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping and General Secretary and President To Lam, leaders of ministries and local agencies of the two sides signed 16 documents implementing practical cooperation in many fields. Accompanying General Secretary and President To Lam on this State visit to China, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said that following the success of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's official visit to China in 2022 and the visits between senior leaders of the Party and State of the two sides, a great opportunity has been opened up to promote agricultural trade between Vietnam and China. "This visit by General Secretary and President To Lam has opened up a great opportunity to promote agricultural trade between Vietnam and China. This is an opportunity that we must seize together, transform together and create a sustainable market together. Over the years, we have also implemented many solutions to restructure the agricultural sector to reach new heights, typically during this visit, Vietnam signed with China 3 Protocols on processed durian, coconut and crocodile. We will create many times more added value and solve many jobs for people through the industry chain. That is a good thing and helps reduce seasonal risks when we only export raw products", said Minister Le Minh Hoan. Secretary of Dien Bien Provincial Party Committee Tran Quoc Cuong said that this is a special event for the two countries of Vietnam and China. During the visit to the localities, the two sides signed cooperation agreements, which are opportunities to upgrade bilateral border gates between Vietnam and China, upgrade the transport infrastructure system for trade and expand relations in the fields of agriculture, forestry, and deal with non-traditional security. The two sides increased people-to-people exchanges between the two countries and localities, especially educating the younger generation about the tradition of friendship between Vietnam and China. During his busy schedule in Beijing, General Secretary and President To Lam also took time to visit and work at the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China, where General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and Chinese leaders such as Mao Zedong and Liu Shaoqi once held the position of Principal.

General Secretary and President To Lam works with leaders of the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China

Speaking here, after sharing about the key work of the Communist Party of Vietnam in the coming time, General Secretary and President To Lam suggested that, on the basis of the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the new period between the Central Party School of China and the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics just signed and the achievements of cooperation in recent times, to deepen the content of the new height in the relationship between the two Parties and the two countries, General Secretary and President To Lam suggested that the two schools promote exchanges and dialogue; invite leaders, professors and experts of the schools to visit Vietnam to strengthen working relations, promote trust and mutual understanding. "Promoting the political advantages of the Party channel relationship, enhancing theoretical exchanges on Party building and national management, ideological issues, contributing to advising the Central Committees of the two Parties on important issues in protecting the ideological foundation, fighting against peaceful evolution, self-transformation, preventing peaceful evolution plots, expanding forms of experience exchange in training and fostering theoretical research cadres. The two sides can co-organize scientific research seminars and discussions in both in-person and online forms; continue to discuss the implementation of common theoretical research topics on important new issues of mutual concern. Vietnam currently has a great need to improve the capacity of cadres and Party members, especially leaders and managers. We propose that the Central Party School of China continue to support Vietnam in training cadres in flexible forms," ​​said General Secretary and President To Lam. In Beijing, General Secretary and President To Lam, his wife and the high-ranking delegation also visited and worked with the Vietnamese Embassy in China; met and talked with officials and staff of the Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community living, studying and working in China.

General Secretary and President To Lam visits the Vietnamese Embassy in China

General Secretary and President To Lam affirmed that the Party and State always consider the overseas Vietnamese community, including the Vietnamese community in China, an inseparable part of the great national unity bloc. The State will create all favorable conditions to support and care for overseas Vietnamese. General Secretary and President To Lam hopes that in the coming time, the Vietnamese community in China will continue to promote the spirit of solidarity, help each other to develop together; strive to rise up, actively integrate, comply with the law and contribute to the development of the host country; at the same time, always turn towards the homeland and country, proactively make practical and effective contributions to the cause of national construction and development; be a bridge for the traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries. A notable highlight of the visit was that the General Secretary, President and the high-ranking delegation of the Party and State visited Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's arrival in Guangzhou, a vibrant revolutionary land of China and the region, as an International Advisor to the Communist International. The place where President Ho Chi Minh organized political training courses and established the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association, creating the premise for the establishment of the Communist Party of Vietnam later. Also during the period from 1924 to 1927, President Ho Chi Minh and Chinese revolutionaries established a very close friendship that was later described by President Ho Chi Minh and Chinese leaders as "the close friendship between Vietnam and China, both comrades and brothers". Here, General Secretary and President To Lam, his wife and the working delegation laid flowers and offered incense in memory of Martyr Pham Hong Thai in the Hoang Hoa Cuong Cemetery Park and visited the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association Relic.

General Secretary and President To Lam laid flowers and offered incense in memory of Martyr Pham Hong Thai.

Head of the Central External Relations Commission Le Hoai Trung affirmed that General Secretary and President To Lam's visit to Guangdong this time is of great significance, as it is an opportunity for both sides to review the traditional friendship, solidarity, closeness, and mutual assistance between the two Parties, two countries, and two peoples, helping to create a more solid social foundation for the relationship between the two sides. "General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized that the relationship between the two nations has a tradition of thousands of years, but the revolutionary relationship between the two countries also has a history of 100 years. The fact that General Secretary and President To Lam, his wife and the delegation made their first stop in Guangzhou is a journey of mutual assistance in the past, and Chinese friends and senior Chinese leaders also appreciate that. Our leaders and people also affirmed that we always appreciate the help of the Party, State and people of China for us during the two resistance wars and we also participated in China's revolutionary activities. There are many stories and specific contributions of Vietnamese patriots and revolutionaries to China's revolutionary cause. And now, we see the relationship between the two countries developing very positively, quite comprehensively in all fields," said Head of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Le Hoai Trung. Also in Guangdong, looking forward to 2025 when the two countries celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (January 18, 1950 - January 18, 2025), the senior leaders of the two Parties and countries decided to make 2025 the "Year of Vietnam - China Humanitarian Exchange". General Secretary and President To Lam and his wife attended a warm and emotional meeting with representatives of friendship organizations, relatives of revolutionary generals, experts and advisors who helped Vietnam in the resistance wars, cadres and staff who have been participating in the preservation of relics related to the Vietnamese revolution, outstanding Chinese intellectuals, scholars and researchers on Vietnam, former Chinese Ambassadors to Vietnam and Chinese youth. The Chinese delegates were moved to share their memories of President Ho Chi Minh during his time working in China; about the days of standing side by side with Vietnamese war invalids and sick soldiers to soothe their wounds, and sharing about activities to preserve, maintain and promote Vietnamese revolutionary historical relics in China. The delegates affirmed that they will continue to inherit and continue the "close Vietnam - China relationship, both comrades and brothers", persevering in the common ideals and beliefs in the cause of construction and development of each country.

General Secretary and President To Lam meets with representatives of Chinese friendship figures

Mr. Jiang Jiang, Vice President of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, said that General Secretary and President To Lam took the time to receive representatives of Chinese friendship scholars during his busy visit to China, which demonstrated the importance that both sides attach to continuing to inherit the China-Vietnam friendship. The continuous development in relations in all fields of the two countries in recent times has deeply encouraged scholars from all walks of life of the two countries. "China and Vietnam are connected by mountains and rivers. In recent years, under the strategic and personal guidance of senior leaders of the two Parties and two countries, the China-Vietnam relationship has continued to expand deeply, and the traditional friendship has become increasingly sustainable, as the saying goes: "The close relationship between Vietnam and China/Being both comrades and brothers," said Mr. Jiang Jiang. Ms. Du Thi Hue, a former Vietnamese aid nurse at Nam Khue Son Hospital, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, shared that last May, under the organization of the China-Vietnam Friendship Association, she was invited to Vietnam to attend the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory and today attended a meeting with General Secretary and President To Lam, which helped her deeply feel that the Party and State of Vietnam have never forgotten the contribution of Nam Khue Son Hospital to the China-Vietnam friendship. "We must continue to promote the friendship of both comrades and brothers that has been cultivated by the high-ranking leaders of the two countries, and must be inherited through many generations," Ms. Du Thi Hue said. The State visit to China by General Secretary and President To Lam was a great success, an important activity implementing Vietnam's foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization and diversification, including the policy of valuing and giving top priority to relations with China. We believe that the high-level agreements and specific results achieved during the visit will continue to contribute to consolidating a favorable foreign situation, creating a peaceful and stable environment, bringing more favorable conditions to promote socio-economic development, enhancing the country's position and prestige, and successfully implementing the goals set by the 13th National Party Congress.

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