Vietnam - China closely cooperate to build a Community of Shared Future with strategic significance

Speaking to VNA reporters, Mr. Lang Duc Quyen, a researcher at the China Center for International Studies, said that the visit of General Secretary and President To Lam reflects the commitment to continue promoting the revolutionary friendship of “both comrades and brothers” between the two countries. Mr. Lang said that the traditional solidarity and friendly cooperation between the two countries will be further consolidated and have more solid steps in the coming time.

General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping during his State visit to Vietnam in December 2023. (Photo: VNA)

According to Mr. Lang, General Secretary and President To Lam is an old friend and good comrade of the Chinese people. He believes that through this visit, China and Vietnam will cooperate more closely in the new journey of building a community with a shared future of strategic significance and actively promote the relationship between the two Parties and the two countries to a new height.

The expert said: China and Vietnam are two friendly neighboring countries, mountains connected to mountains, rivers connected to rivers, with ample space and prospects for extensive cooperation in many fields. Comprehensive cooperation between China and Vietnam is complementary and mutually beneficial, and will certainly effectively promote the cause of socialist modernization construction in each country. This not only conforms to the profound aspirations of the people of the two countries but also brings practical benefits to the people of the two countries.

Professor Liu Ying (Renminh University of China) answers an online interview. (Photo: VOV)

Speaking to VOV reporters, Professor Liu Ying from the People’s University of China also shared a similar view. She said that the leaders of the two countries regularly visit each other, showing the tradition of friendship “both as comrades and brothers”; contributing to maintaining the direction of the relationship between the two countries, leading the bilateral relationship to develop in a closer direction.

She emphasized that Vietnam has always been a priority in China's neighborly diplomacy and the relationship between the two countries has achieved many remarkable economic achievements.

Professor Liu Anh recommended that Vietnam and China should focus on cooperation in infrastructure construction, cross-border economic zones, and the connection between the "Belt and Road" initiative and the "Two Corridors, One Belt". She also proposed that the two countries strengthen cooperation in the fields of digital economy, green economy, and supply chain to build a Vietnam-China Community of Shared Future of strategic significance.