Steering The Direction Of The Development Of China-Vietnam Relations And Promoting Common Development And Prosperity in The Asia-Pacific

It's nearly the end of the year, thousands of miles away in Hanoi, it's warm as spring and full of greenery. At the invitation of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vo Van Thang, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Vietnam from December 12 to 13.
After six years, General Secretary Xi Jinping will once again set foot on this beautiful land.
This is a journey that continues the past and opens up the future. This visit will not only consolidate and deepen the traditional friendship between China and Vietnam as friendly socialist neighbors, but also continue to send a clear signal to the world to promote the construction of a community with a shared future for neighboring countries, add new impetus to the stability, development and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region, and inject more into a world intertwined with chaos. Certainty and stability.
Drawing a new blueprint for the development of China-Vietnam relations
The long river of time has one end connected to history and the other end leading to the future. As socialist neighbors and important partners, China and Vietnam have similar historical encounters and similar pursuits of ideals, which have allowed China and Vietnam to forge a brotherly friendship. The same political system and common development goals closely link the destinies of the two parties, two countries and two peoples.
In 2015 and 2017, Xi Jinping visited Vietnam twice in his dual capacity as General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President of the country. Through the promotion of party diplomacy and state exchanges, he deepened the traditional friendship between China and Vietnam, promoted the development of the socialist cause, and contributed to regional and world peace and stability. , and inject strong impetus into building a community with a shared future for mankind.
On October 11, 2023, a cross-border highway shuttle bus of the New Western Land-Sea Corridor, fully loaded with laptop computer accessories, generator components and other products, departed from Chongqing Nanpeng Highway Bonded Logistics Center and will pass through Pingxiang, Guangxi, directly to Vietnam (drone photo) . Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Wei
China is Vietnam's largest trading partner, and Vietnam is China's largest trading partner within ASEAN. The bilateral trade volume between China and Vietnam has exceeded US$200 billion for two consecutive years. In the first 10 months of this year, bilateral trade volume reached US$185.1 billion. China and Vietnam signed a memorandum of cooperation on jointly building the "Belt and Road" and the "Two Corridors and One Circle" in 2017, putting cooperation in various fields between the two countries on the fast track. From developing border trade to promoting infrastructure construction, from strengthening industrial chain and supply chain cooperation to jointly promoting green development, the areas of practical cooperation between China and Vietnam have continued to expand and deepen.
On October 16, 2023, the China-Vietnam and China-Laos railway international cold chain freight train departed from Yanhe Station in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province (drone photo). Published by Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Chen Chang)
On the morning of October 16, in Yuxi, Yunnan, accompanied by the crisp sound of the whistle, two cold chain trains loaded with Yunnan broccoli, cabbage, pomegranate and other special fruits and vegetables departed from Yanhe Station and arrived in Lao, Vietnam one day later. Street and Vientiane, Laos. The official opening of the China-Vietnam and China-Laos railway international cold chain freight trains will effectively promote economic and trade development in areas along the routes, further connect the China-Indochina Economic Corridor, and enhance regional connectivity.
On October 31, 2022, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out during a meeting with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong that China regards ASEAN as a priority direction of neighboring diplomacy and a key area for high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road", and attaches great importance to Vietnam's status in ASEAN and We look forward to working with Vietnam to accelerate the construction of the "Five Homes" of peace, tranquility, prosperity, beauty and friendship, and to promote regional economic integration in East Asia.
Continue traditional friendship and draw a blueprint for cooperation. Standing at a new starting point, China and Vietnam will uphold the original intention of cooperation, focus on common development, walk side by side with regional countries, comply with the call of the times, and create a better tomorrow with a shared future.