In the new era, Vietnam wants China to transfer technology

Before the visit of the General Secretary and President of China, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son assessed the potential for scientific and technological cooperation between Vietnam and China in realizing the goals of each country, especially with Vietnam in the era of rising up.

The Deputy Prime Minister said that after more than 45 years of reform and opening up, China has made great strides in the field of science and technology. From being a latecomer, it has now become a science and technology powerhouse, ranking third in the world in investment in research and development (R&D) and leading the world in the number of patents.

Recently, China has continuously announced many outstanding technological achievements in key areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), 5G network, automatic robots, semiconductor chips, space technology... making the world admire.

Robots work at a cashier counter in a supermarket in China. Photo: Agibot

In just over 40 years, China has come a long way that took many other countries more than two centuries.

Regarding Vietnam, the Deputy Prime Minister said that the Party and State always promote and especially attach importance to the decisive role of science and technology in the country's sustainable development.

In recent years, Vietnam has issued many important political documents demonstrating this spirit, especially recently Resolution No. 57 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in science, technology development, innovation and national digital transformation.

It emphasizes the viewpoint that developing science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation is the top important breakthrough, the main driving force to rapidly develop modern productive forces, prevent the risk of falling behind, and bring the country to breakthrough development and prosperity in the new era.

To contribute to realizing the goals and visions, the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that Vietnam wishes to promote its existing advantages in terms of abundant labor resources with increasingly improved quality, increasingly improved investment attraction policies and mechanisms, and a market with great potential for investment in research and development (R&D).

In addition, Vietnam wishes to expand international cooperation and participate deeply in the global production and supply chain of high technology and key technology.

"China's success has created a strong driving force for the world's progressive forces, bringing new development opportunities for the modernization process of developing countries, including Vietnam. The potential and space for scientific and technological cooperation between Vietnam and China is enormous," the Deputy Prime Minister stated.

Vietnam is ready to further deepen scientific and technological cooperation with China, hoping that China will increase cooperation in training high-quality human resources, technology transfer and capital support.

"Catalyst" for Vietnam - China relations

During General Secretary To Lam's visit to China in August 2024, the top leaders of the two Parties and countries agreed to identify 2025 as the "Vietnam-China Humanitarian Exchange Year" on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

The Deputy Prime Minister said that this is an important common perception of the two countries' senior leaders, born in the context of the Vietnam-China relationship after being upgraded to a new position of "Community of shared future of strategic significance", with a strong and comprehensive change in the direction of "6 more".

According to him, the Vietnam-China Humanitarian Exchange Year is an opportunity for both sides to review the journey and pay tribute to the great contributions of the previous generations of leaders of the two Parties and two countries. President Ho Chi Minh and Chairman Mao Zedong personally built and cultivated the “close Vietnam-China relationship, both comrades and brothers”, laying a solid foundation for the Vietnam-China relationship today.

Art program within the framework of the cross-border art exchange to welcome Spring and the 2024 Vietnam - China Border People's Festival held at Bac Son Square, Ha Khau District, Yunnan Province (China). Photo: Lao Cai Newspaper

The year of humanistic exchange is the driving force and opportunity for both sides to further promote cultural, educational and tourism cooperation; coordinate to implement friendly exchanges. People of both countries have a better understanding of each other's culture, country and people. The young generation of both countries follows in the footsteps of their predecessors, inheriting, preserving and constantly promoting the good values ​​of traditional friendship - a precious common asset of the two Parties, two countries and people of Vietnam and China.

The Deputy Prime Minister also said that the year of humanistic exchange is a “catalyst”, a glue to help ministries, sectors, localities, and people’s organizations of the two countries strengthen coordination and mutual understanding. Thereby, it will bring more substantial results to bilateral relations, making practical contributions to the strong and prosperous development of each country in the new era, the new era.

From the above activities and results, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son said that they will contribute to consolidating and strengthening the social foundation of bilateral relations, creating a positive and trusting atmosphere, beneficial for controlling disagreements, and negotiating to effectively resolve existing problems.

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