Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Sao Mai said that there are about 400 international students and 600 Vietnamese people living in Chongqing, accounting for 1/4 of the Vietnamese community living in western China. Although living far from their homeland, the community is always united, loving each other, and looking towards the country. Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan (President of the Vietnamese Association in Chongqing) said that the Vietnamese Association in Chongqing was established in October 2022 with the aim of building a common home to support and help each other, inheriting and spreading the culture of the two countries. Most of the people have stable lives, always spreading the spirit of patriotism. The Association has achieved a number of achievements such as gathering overseas Vietnamese; disseminating the Party and State's guidelines, policies, and guidelines, thereby strengthening trust and pride in the country; supporting compatriots in the country to overcome natural disasters; responding to the project to honor the Vietnamese language, teaching and learning to preserve the Vietnamese language; organize joint activities on the occasion of Hung King's death anniversary, April 30, traditional New Year...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh with the Vietnamese community and international students in Chongqing City. Photo: Nhat Bac

Sharing about the difficulties in operations, Ms. Lan mentioned maintaining the traditional order, language and culture for young overseas Vietnamese born and raised in the host country, as well as attracting overseas Vietnamese resources in commercial investment. Mr. Tran Van Dat (PhD student at Chongqing University, Chairman of the Vietnamese Student Association in Chongqing) informed that there are about 400 overseas students in Chongqing, mainly concentrated in major universities: Chongqing, Southwest, Transport, Industry and Trade... most of whom receive full scholarships from the Chinese Government. Overseas students have access to the most modern transportation technology such as subways, high-speed trains... but also face some difficulties in language barriers, culinary culture, and living expenses. Speaking at the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh conveyed the greetings, wishes for good health, and wishes for success from the Party and State leaders to the people. The Prime Minister was moved when he arrived at the airport on the evening of November 7 and was greeted by many international students and the Vietnamese community. Informing about the domestic situation, the Prime Minister outlined the historical period of the country when it went through two resistance wars and the period of siege and embargo. After nearly 40 years, Vietnam has achieved many achievements, "previously, being surrounded and embargoed made it difficult to go anywhere, but today, wherever we go, we are respected because the country's position has changed, because of the country's strong rise after the renovation process", the Prime Minister emphasized. From an economic scale of only 4 billion USD, by 2023, Vietnam has risen to 433 billion USD, ranking 34th in the world. The Prime Minister said that if this year's growth is 7%, the economic scale could rank 33rd in the world.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting. Photo: Nhat Bac

The Prime Minister mentioned achievements in the economy, society, and foreign affairs "to see the strong rise and rise of the nation". The Prime Minister said that the 14th National Party Congress is being prepared in the context of the country entering a new era, the era of national rise. In a context full of difficulties and challenges, Vietnam has been self-reliant and self-reliant with its internal strength, striving to have a role, position, and importance in the region and the world. Countries today all respect and appreciate Vietnam. Regarding the overseas Vietnamese community, the Prime Minister said that there are currently more than 6 million people living, studying, and working in more than 130 countries and territories. Besides the role of a bridge of friendship, overseas Vietnamese also contribute large resources to the country, the Prime Minister stated that remittances in 2023 reached 14 billion USD. Regarding Vietnam-China relations, the Prime Minister stated that China is a neighboring country with a common border, "mountains connected to mountains, rivers connected to rivers", a traditional socialist friend country and has close relations with Vietnam. The Prime Minister hopes that the Vietnamese community in Chongqing will promote the spirit of mutual love and mutual assistance. As for students, the Prime Minister hopes that they will study well, have ambitions, dreams, aspirations and ideals. "There will always be difficulties, but we must be confident, self-reliant, and self-reliant to rise up, the more pressure we have, the more effort we have," the Prime Minister said and encouraged the Vietnamese people to be a bridge of friendship between Vietnam and China.

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