Friendship bridge connecting youth and people of two countries

Attending the opening ceremony of the 24th Vietnam - China Youth Friendship Meeting in 2025, there was Mr. Nguyen Lam - Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department. On the side of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee, there was Mr. Bui Quang Huy - First Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee as head of the delegation.

On the side of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China, Mr. A Dong - First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China was the head of the delegation.

On the side of Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, there was Associate Professor, Dr. Hoang Phuc Lam - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Deputy Director of the Academy.

Mr. Bui Quang Huy, Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, First Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Bui Quang Huy - First Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union said: The 24th Vietnam - China Youth Friendship Meeting took place in the context of the two countries' relations developing very well. The Parties and People of the two countries continue to have many activities to deepen and further enhance the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership, building a "Vietnam - China Community of Shared Future of Strategic Significance" with the connotation of "6 more".

This year, the two sides announced the launch of the Vietnam-China Year of Humanitarian Exchange 2025, emphasizing the need to strengthen people-to-people exchange activities and consolidate a more solid social foundation for bilateral relations.

Accordingly, the young generation has always received special attention and expectations from the leaders of the two Parties and countries as a force with the ambition to follow in the footsteps of previous generations, inherit the tradition of friendship, and bring strong vitality and a bright future to the Vietnam-China relationship.

Realizing this, over the years, the Youth Unions of the two countries have promoted the strong development of Vietnam-China youth cooperation and achieved many results. Training programs, youth exchanges, and youth cooperation forums have created opportunities for thousands of young people from both countries to better understand each other's culture, traditions, and customs.

This not only helps strengthen friendship, but also contributes to developing personal relationships and friendships between the young generations of the two countries, opening up opportunities for cooperation in study, research, work, production and business. Cooperation between the youth of the two countries also helps raise awareness and the ability to solve global issues, such as climate change, environmental protection, and promote peace and stability in the region.

More specifically, the 2025 Vietnam - China Youth Friendship Meeting is held on the occasion of the visit of General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping to Vietnam. This is a historic opportunity for the youth of the two countries to meet, discuss the situation of the younger generation, and share experiences in the work of the Youth Union and youth movements.

Mr. Bui Quang Huy expressed: “The activities of the Youth Unions of the two countries have been, are and will continue to be a bridge of friendship connecting the youth and people of Vietnam and China, bringing practical benefits and efficiency to the youth of the two countries, constantly fostering the traditional friendship between the youth and people of the two countries; together contributing to promoting the healthy and stable development of the traditional friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and China”.

“Vietnamese - Chinese Youth: Firm in Ideals”

Speaking at the program, Mr. A Dong - First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth Union of China emphasized: The world is changing, the era is changing, history is also opening unprecedented pages. The world is entering a period of profound transformation, where will the future of the world go? What should we - the young people - do? Young people should not only be the ones to ask questions, but also the ones to answer those questions, shouldering national responsibilities. Chinese and Vietnamese youth should be people with noble ideals, maintaining faith, strengthening solidarity, holding hands together, portraying the portrait of youth under the bright flag of ideals, recording the heroic history of the times. We need to be the successors of the traditional friendship between China and Vietnam, so that the flame of friendship continues to burn brightly in the hearts of the youth of the two countries. China and Vietnam are both socialist countries led by the Communist Party, sharing the same ideals and goals, and the same aspirations for development and modernization.

Mr. A Dong, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China, spoke.

Immediately after the opening ceremony, delegates participated in the Youth Forum of the two countries with the theme “Vietnamese and Chinese Youth: Firmly upholding ideals”. This was an opportunity for the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Chinese Communist Youth Union to exchange and share experiences on key issues in propaganda and education for the youth of the two countries; the role and responsibility of Vietnamese and Chinese youth in steadfastly and creatively applying the path of national independence associated with socialism in the current context.

Delegates and youth of the two countries took souvenir photos

Mr. Nguyen Quang Huy shared: “The friendly, sincere and open atmosphere of the Forum once again strongly affirms the traditional friendship and special solidarity “both comrades and brothers” between Vietnam and China in general, and between the youth of the two countries in particular. This is not only an opportunity for the youth of the two countries to meet and exchange information, but more importantly, it is an opportunity to consolidate understanding and trust in a practical way, share perspectives and cultivate sincere friendship between the young generation. It is this understanding and connection that will create a solid and long-term social foundation, becoming a strong bridge for the stable, healthy and sustainable development of the two countries”...

Previously, a high-ranking delegation from the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and a delegation from the Central Committee of the Communist Youth Union of China attended the 24th Vietnam-China Youth Friendship Meeting in 2025 and laid flowers at the statue of President Ho Chi Minh at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (Hanoi).

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