Chinese leaders and scholars praise the mark of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong

From the highest leaders to Chinese scholars, everyone mourned and appreciated the General Secretary 's great contributions to Vietnam as well as promoting the Vietnam-China cooperative relationship.

General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. (Photo: Tri Dung/VNA)

During his lifetime, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong visited China many times, of which the most recent visit, which took place from October 30 to November 1, 2022, was of special significance, contributing to strengthening and deepening the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in the new period; consolidating political trust and promoting substantive cooperation in all fields between the two countries.

Upon the passing of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the Chinese side, from the highest leaders of the Party and State; central and local ministries, departments, and agencies, to experts, scholars, and friendly personalities, etc., all expressed their condolences and sent their deepest condolences; at the same time, highly appreciated the General Secretary's great contributions to Vietnam as well as promoting the stable and sustainable development of the Vietnam-China cooperative relationship, for the benefit of both countries.

Writing in the condolence book to express condolences over the passing of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping wrote: "Deeply mourning comrade Nguyen Phu Trong, outstanding leader of the Vietnamese people, great friend of the Chinese people."

Speaking on July 20 at the Vietnamese Embassy in China when visiting and offering condolences on the passing of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the Chinese leader emphasized: “Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong devoted his whole life to the Party, State and People of Vietnam, leading the Party, State and People of Vietnam to promote and achieve great achievements in the cause of building socialism, receiving the support and love of the entire Party, the entire army and the entire people of Vietnam.”

General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping signs the condolence book at the funeral of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. (Photo: Thanh Duong/VNA)

General Secretary and President Xi Jinping affirmed that China always remembers the great contributions of Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong in promoting the traditional friendship of "both comrades and brothers" between Vietnam and China.

Speaking in Hanoi while leading the Chinese Party and State delegation to attend the State Funeral of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Politburo Standing Committee member and Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Wang Huning emphasized that General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is a steadfast Marxist, an outstanding leader of Vietnam, a close comrade and great friend of China, who has made many great and especially important contributions to the development of relations between the two Parties and two countries.

The passing of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is not only a great loss for the Party, State and people of Vietnam, but also a loss for the Party, State and people of China, as well as a loss for the cause of peace and progress of humanity.

Responding to the Vietnamese press, Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hung Ba affirmed: "The passing of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has left behind infinite sorrow for international friends, including China."

According to the Ambassador, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is an important contributor to the development of Vietnam-China relations; he is the core in building theories and implementing the flexible and adaptable "bamboo diplomacy" policy of being friends with all countries. And this is what China admires.

Professor-Doctor Thanh Han Binh, Director of the Center for Vietnamese Studies - Zhejiang University of Industry (China) stated that the "bamboo diplomacy" policy is the inheritance of Vietnamese history, of Ho Chi Minh's diplomatic ideology, helping Vietnam make friends with other countries, expand friendly relations without affecting sovereignty and territorial integrity; maximizing national interests in the face of fierce competition between major countries.

Comrade Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and special representative of General Secretary and President Xi Jinping of China, led a delegation of the Communist Party of China to pay tribute to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. (Photo: VNA)

According to Professor-Doctor Thanh Han Binh, the "bamboo diplomacy" policy initiated by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has created great economic miracles for Vietnam, making it unique in Southeast Asia, while also raising Vietnam's international position higher and higher, and increasing the pride of its people.

Mr. Xu Ningning, Chairman of the RCEP Industrial Cooperation Committee, Executive Director of the China-ASEAN Business Council, Chief Expert on China-ASEAN Trade Cooperation, commented that under the leadership of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, on the one hand, Vietnam has built an economic development planning policy suitable to the country's conditions, on the other hand, actively developed economic cooperation with neighboring countries, major countries and other important countries in the world such as China, the US, Russia, Japan, etc.

During the term of Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong as General Secretary, Vietnam successfully negotiated and signed many Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with bilateral and multilateral trade partners.

Vietnam research expert, journalist Wei Wei, China Central Radio and Television (CMG), assessed that under the leadership of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnamese diplomacy emphasizes the priority of developing relations with neighboring countries, major countries and traditional friendly partners.

Professor Thanh Han Binh affirmed that General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has made outstanding contributions to the development of China-Vietnam relations and the long-standing friendship between the two countries.

Chinese General Secretary and President Xi Jinping welcomes General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on a state visit to China (Beijing, October 31, 2022). (Photo: Tri Dung/VNA)

The professor said that in 2022, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong was awarded the "Friendship Medal" by the Chinese Government, which fully demonstrated his great contributions to the healthy development of China-Vietnam relations and was highly recognized by the Chinese government and people.

Regarding the work of preventing and combating corruption, Professor Hua Liping, Director of the Southeast Asia Research Center at the Institute for Global and Asia-Pacific Strategic Studies (CASS), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, noted that this work initiated by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is also worth paying attention to.

Especially in Party building work, the General Secretary said that the Party must maintain the spirit of self-revolution and constantly promote the building of the Party's leadership capacity on these issues.

Sharing the same view with Professor Hua Li Ping, Professor Mi Liang, Director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies and Dean of the Law Institute of Beijing Foreign Studies University, said that General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is an outstanding leader of the Party and the country of Vietnam.

The General Secretary has made many important contributions to the cause of building the Communist Party of Vietnam; at the same time, he has achieved outstanding results in the fight against corruption, promoting integrity, enhancing prestige and consolidating the Party's leadership.

Chinese leaders and experts affirmed that over the past years, under the leadership of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam has enjoyed peace, prosperity, prosperous economic development, and social stability, becoming a middle-ranking power attracting the world's attention; Vietnam's international position has been increasingly enhanced; and Vietnam-China relations have developed healthily and stably./.

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