Building a Vietnam-China Community of Shared Future has Strategic Significance

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping take a photo together. Photo: Hai Nguyen

New historical milestone in Vietnam - China relations On the afternoon of December 12, 2023, at the Presidential Palace, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his wife presided over the official welcoming ceremony for General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping and his wife on a state visit to Vietnam according to the highest protocol reserved for welcoming heads of state, with a 21-gun salute from Thang Long Imperial Citadel. VNA reported that at the talks after the welcoming ceremony, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong expressed his belief that the visit to Vietnam by General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping is a new historical milestone, bringing the relationship between the two Parties and two countries to a new height, meeting the aspirations and common interests of the people of the two countries, for peace, cooperation and development of the region and the world. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong once again congratulated and highly appreciated the historical significance and important milestone of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China with the establishment of the "core" position of General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and the guiding role of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong affirmed that Vietnam considers developing relations with China a top priority and a strategic choice; supports socialist China to develop strongly, making increasingly important contributions to the cause of peace and progress of humanity. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong expressed his appreciation for the Chinese people's assistance to Vietnam's revolutionary cause and the cause of building socialism and developing the country. General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping affirmed that the Party, Government and people of China highly value relations with Vietnam, considering Vietnam a priority direction in its neighborly diplomacy ; affirming that China firmly supports Vietnam's cause of building socialism, supports Vietnam's prosperous development and people's happiness. General Secretary and President Xi Jinping reiterated and emphasized that the event of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visiting the Friendship border gate and planting a friendship tree recently is a message of trust and development in the relationship between the two Parties, the two countries and the two peoples. Promoting Vietnam-China relations to a new height of Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership From the high importance of the relationship between the two Parties and two countries, with the achievements of the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership over the past 15 years and in the face of new requirements, the two sides agreed to build a Vietnam-China Community of Shared Future of strategic significance, striving for the happiness of the people of the two countries, for peace and progress of mankind, in accordance with the United Nations Charter and international law, on the principles of mutual respect, equal and mutually beneficial cooperation, respect for each other's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and persistently resolving disagreements through peaceful means. According to the above orientations and principles, the two sides agreed to continuously strengthen political trust, increase exchanges between high-ranking leaders of the two Parties and two countries. The two sides agreed to strengthen defense and security cooperation more substantially to become one of the pillars of bilateral relations; promote deeper and more sustainable economic, trade and investment cooperation... Regarding maritime issues, the two leaders had in-depth and frank exchanges of opinions, emphasizing the need to better control and actively resolve disagreements at sea, maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea and the region. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong suggested that both sides should implement high-level common perceptions, respect each other's legitimate and legal interests, not further complicate the situation, resolve disputes by peaceful means, in accordance with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982), implement the DOC, and promote the COC in accordance with UNCLOS 1982. General Secretary and President Xi Jinping agreed with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's opinion that both sides should direct and thoroughly disseminate to the entire Party, people and army of the two countries a higher spirit and greater determination to promote the Vietnam-China relationship to develop firmly, stably, sustainably and more effectively in the long term at a new height of the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership. After the high-level talks, the two General Secretaries reviewed and listened to the introduction of 36 cooperation agreements in many fields signed between ministries, sectors and localities of the two countries. General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong respectfully invited and joined General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping to a tea party. In the evening of the same day, General Secretary Nguyen Trong and his wife, President Vo Van Thuong and his wife held a solemn reception to welcome General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping and his wife on a state visit to Vietnam.

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