The author of the article recalled the historic visit to Vietnam in December 2023 by General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping. The two sides agreed to continue to deepen and further elevate the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership, build a China-Vietnam Community of Shared Future of strategic significance, and create a new milestone in the relationship between the two Parties and two countries in the new era.

According to the author, the two countries' establishment of the China-Vietnam Community of Shared Future is a sincere tribute to the past of shared joys and sorrows, a vivid manifestation of their steadfast adherence to common ideals, and a demonstration of the two sides' beautiful vision for a bright future.

Over the past year, the building of the Community has had a good start, reflected in the promotion of higher political trust, the high-ranking leaders of the two Parties and countries regularly visiting each other, exchanging on important strategic issues in China-Vietnam relations, supporting each other's development path, the political foundation has been increasingly consolidated; defense and security cooperation has become increasingly substantive, with the establishment of the "3+3" strategic dialogue mechanism between the ministries of foreign affairs, defense and security, the mechanisms on friendly exchanges on border defense and crime prevention have clearly demonstrated their effectiveness; substantive cooperation adheres to the principles of mutual benefit, mutual win, connection and integration, promoting trade turnover to reach a new record.

China's investment in Vietnam has increased in both quantity and quality, cooperation in the fields of infrastructure, clean energy, digital economy, and green development has reaped many rich results; major events such as the People's Forum, Youth Friendship Meeting, and China-Vietnam Border People's Festival have been organized in a vibrant manner, and trends in tourism and learning Chinese have contributed to consolidating a solid social foundation; the two sides have also closely coordinated in multilateral forums, while better controlling and resolving disagreements.

The author said that China is promoting the building of a great power and national rejuvenation through the path of Chinese-style modernization, striving to ensure the completion of the goals of the 14th Five-Year Plan with the best quality. Vietnam is preparing for the 14th Party Congress, striving to realize the goal of rapid and sustainable development, advancing steadily in the new era - the era of national advancement.

The socialist construction of the two countries is entering a stage of inheriting the past and looking towards the future. The times are urging the two sides to strengthen cooperation and create a bright future. Under the strategic guidance and direction of the top leaders of the two Parties and two countries, the two sides will absorb the endless energy from the long-standing tradition of friendship, together paint a beautiful picture in building the China-Vietnam Community of Shared Future, steer the boat of friendship to ride the wind and waves, move steadily forward, bring practical benefits to the two countries and peoples, and make greater contributions to the peace, stability and development of Asia and the world.

On April 13, Xinhua News Agency published an interview with Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei with the title "Inheriting traditional friendship, upgrading practical cooperation", emphasizing that with the solid foundation of the traditional friendship of "both comrades and brothers" between the two Parties and two countries, standing on a new historical starting point, the two sides need to persistently implement the important common perceptions of the top leaders of the two Parties and two countries, constantly consolidate the foundation of the two countries' relationship with high-level political trust, high-quality practical cooperation and extensive humanistic exchanges, bringing more positive energy to promote peace, stability and development in the region and the world.

Ambassador Ha Vi said that the traditional friendship between China and Vietnam has laid a solid foundation for the two countries in their struggle for national independence and reunification, creating a strong driving force for the two countries to consolidate and deepen their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, bringing stable confidence to both countries in the face of a volatile world situation.

Accordingly, in recent years, the top leaders of the two Parties have maintained regular contact, promoting their extremely important role in leading, directing, and providing strategic guidance to develop relations between the two Parties and the two countries. In December 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping paid a historic visit to Vietnam, and the two sides announced the building of a China-Vietnam Community of Shared Future of strategic significance. General Secretary To Lam chose China as the first country to visit after taking office, writing a new chapter in bilateral relations.

China and Vietnam are companions on the road to reform, good partners on the road to modernization, the development of one country is an important opportunity for the other.

Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Ha Vi

Ambassador Ha Vi said that China and Vietnam are companions on the path of reform, good partners on the path of modernization, the development of one country is an important opportunity for the other. Along with the two countries joining hands to build the China-Vietnam Community of Shared Future, practical cooperation has also entered a stage of improving its level and quality.

China has been Vietnam's largest trading partner for 20 consecutive years, while Vietnam has also been China's largest trading partner in ASEAN for many years. Last year, China was the country with the largest number of new investment projects in Vietnam...

According to Ambassador Ha Vi, the two countries have close cultural and human ties. The General Secretaries of the two Parties decided to designate 2025 as the Year of China-Vietnam Humanitarian Exchange on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, demonstrating the high regard and earnest expectation of the top leaders of the two Parties for consolidating the social foundation for bilateral relations. A series of events held in 2025 will help closely connect the people of the two countries and consolidate the social foundation for bilateral relations.

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