General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China,President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping. (Photo: THX/TTXVN)
At the invitation of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and President of Vietnam Vo Van Thuong, I am about to pay a State visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. This is the third time I have set foot in the beautiful country of Vietnam since assuming the position of General Secretary and President of China. I feel extremely close, like visiting relatives and neighbors.
China and Vietnam are connected by mountains and rivers, have similar cultures, similar ideals, and share a common future. With common ideals, Chairman Mao Zedong, Chairman Ho Chi Minh , and other leaders of the two countries established friendship, understood each other, and joined hands to build the traditional friendship between China and Vietnam as "both comrades and brothers". In the process of pursuing the cause of national independence and liberation, the two countries have united and supported each other. In the cause of building socialism, our two countries have learned from each other, expanded cooperation, and together written a history of China-Vietnam friendship.
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership. No matter how the international situation develops, the two Parties and two countries of China and Vietnam will always work together to maintain peace and security, and jointly aspire to cooperate for development, jointly create prosperity and strength, and walk a bright path to jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind.
We have consistently trusted each other. The senior leaders of the two Parties and countries regularly visit each other like close relatives. This year, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and I have had close discussions and jointly set out the overall direction for the development of China-Vietnam relations in the new era from a strategic height and long-term vision, promoting China-Vietnam relations to establish a new position and enter a new stage.
I have met with senior Vietnamese leaders, including President Vo Van Thuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Permanent Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Truong Thi Mai, who visited China or attended conferences in China. The two sides have organized conferences and mechanisms such as the Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation, the Theoretical Workshop between the two Parties, and the Ministerial Conference on Crime Prevention between the two Ministries of Public Security. Cooperation between ministries, branches and localities is increasingly close.
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping pose for a photo. (Photo: Tri Dung/VNA)
We persist in harmonizing interests. China has long been Vietnam's largest trading partner, Vietnam is China's largest trading partner in ASEAN and China's fourth largest trading partner globally. At the invitation of China, Vietnamese leaders attended the 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, the 6th China International Import Expo, the 7th China-South Asia Expo, and the 20th China-ASEAN Expo. Agricultural products imported from Vietnam such as fruits and vegetables are very popular with Chinese consumers. Raw materials and machinery exported from China have contributed greatly to the development of Vietnam's manufacturing industry.
The Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway, built by a Chinese enterprise, is the first urban railway in Vietnam, having transported nearly 20 million passengers, facilitating travel for Hanoi residents. The China-Vietnam international transit train operates smoothly, smart border gates have been started to be built, and connections between land border gates have been accelerated.
Chinese enterprises have invested in forming the largest foreign solar power industry cluster in Vietnam, and solar and wind power plants invested in and built by Chinese enterprises have made positive contributions to Vietnam's energy development and transformation. Chinese enterprises have also invested in building many waste-to-energy plant projects in localities such as Hanoi and Can Tho.
We persist in friendship and closeness. This year, people of the two countries quickly restored travel, in the first 10 months of the year, there were more than 1.3 million Chinese tourists coming to Vietnam, the China-Vietnam Detian Waterfall-Ban Gioc cross-border tourism cooperation area has been put into pilot operation. Friendly exchanges between the Chinese National People's Political Consultative Conference and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the CPPCC of the two provinces and autonomous regions (Yunnan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) of China and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the 7 provinces of Vietnam sharing the border, the China-Vietnam Border People's Festival was organized in a diverse and lively manner.
Traditional Chinese classics are well-known to many Vietnamese people, and contemporary Chinese television works are also very popular among Vietnamese people. Many Vietnamese pop songs are very popular on Chinese social networks, and Vietnamese singers receive a large number of Chinese fans when participating in Chinese entertainment television programs. Humanitarian exchanges are increasingly close, like small streams flowing forever, converging into a large river of friendly exchange between the two countries.
We persist in sincere treatment. Both countries hold high the banner of multilateralism, emphasize persistent dialogue and consultation, peaceful cooperation, and firmly uphold the basic norms of international relations based on the principles and principles of the United Nations Charter. The two sides support each other on issues related to each other's core interests and major concerns, and closely coordinate in international and regional cooperation mechanisms. Vietnam actively participates in the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative, supports the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and supports China's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
This year marks 10 years since I proposed the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the “Belt and Road” neighborhood diplomacy. To build a community with a shared future for mankind, we must first start with Asia. China has a famous song with the lyrics: “Our Asia, the roots are all connected; our Asia, the clouds are also joined hands.” These lyrics reflect the simple sense of a community with a shared future for Asia in the hearts of the Chinese people. Asia is our common home, and neighbors cannot be separated from each other. Helping neighbors is helping ourselves. Relatives hope for good relatives, and neighbors hope for good neighbors.
China is willing to link its own development with that of its neighbors and jointly build a community of shared future with its neighbors, so that each side can enjoy a beautiful life. China and Vietnam have a profound traditional friendship of “being comrades and brothers”. The Chinese Party and Government always give priority to relations with Vietnam in relations with neighboring countries, sincerely hoping that the two countries will not forget their original traditional friendship, keep in mind their common ideals and missions, join hands to firmly walk on the path of socialism, and continuously promote the building of a China-Vietnam community of shared future of strategic significance.
- Maintain strategic exchanges and consolidate a solid political foundation for the China-Vietnam community of shared future. The two sides need to continue to maintain high-level strategic exchanges, ensuring that the ship of China-Vietnam relations continues to sail smoothly and steadily forward. The two sides need to firmly support each other on the path of socialism in accordance with the situation of each country, coordinate well the two major issues of development and security, and jointly implement the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative. Continue to deepen exchanges and experiences in both theory and practice in building socialism, jointly combat external risks and challenges, and ensure that each country's cause of building socialism makes steady progress.
- Give full play to complementary advantages and strengthen the foundation of substantive cooperation for the China-Vietnam community of shared future. China is opening up to foreign affairs at a high level, promoting the construction of a new development landscape, Vietnam's economy maintains stable growth, the two sides need to give full play to the advantages of geographical proximity and complementary industries, accelerate cooperation and connectivity between the "Belt and Road" and "Two Corridors, One Belt" initiatives, and continuously expand cooperation in areas such as transport connectivity, state-owned enterprise reform, clean energy, key minerals, etc., to better serve the development of each country and bring more benefits to the people of the two countries.
- Strengthen friendly exchanges and build a solid social foundation for the China-Vietnam Community of Shared Future. “Sell distant brothers, buy close neighbors”, the roots, bloodlines and strength of China-Vietnam relations all originate from the people. We should strengthen friendly exchanges and cooperation, give full play to the effectiveness of the corresponding exchange mechanisms between the central media, research institutes, culture and tourism agencies, publishing houses, film, television and radio agencies of the two countries, deepen cooperation in the fields of Chinese language training, vocational education, sports, health care, etc. Well organize typical activities such as the China-Vietnam People's Forum, China-Vietnam Youth Friendship Meeting, enhance understanding and friendship between the people of the two countries, especially the young generation. The two countries need to increase direct two-way flights, China will encourage more Chinese tourists to visit Vietnam, to experience the beauty and uniqueness of Vietnam's history and culture.
- Properly control differences and expand the common understanding platform for the China-Vietnam community of shared future. The two sides should properly implement the common understanding of the high-ranking leaders of the two Parties and two countries, properly control differences at sea, and jointly seek solutions that are acceptable to both sides. The two sides should look at the long-term happiness of the two peoples, persist in mutual benefit and win-win, actively promote cooperation, strive to create a good external development environment for each country, and contribute to long-term stability and sustainability in the region.
At present, the unprecedented world situation is changing rapidly, hegemony, unilateralism, and protectionism are on the rise, and peace and development in the region are facing a volatile and unpredictable situation. Asia, based on its historical foundation and long-standing civilization, is welcoming an important moment towards development and prosperity. Asia's emerging markets and developing economies will continue to be the main drivers of economic growth in the world.
History has repeatedly affirmed that if a country or region wants to revive, it must move forward in accordance with the logic of historical progress and develop according to the trend of the times. The future of Asia lies in the hands of our Asian people. Over the past ten years, Asian people have increasingly realized that only by jointly implementing the concept of Kindness, Sincerity, Compassion, and Inclusion, and promoting the values of peace, cooperation, tolerance, and harmony in Asia can we integrate into the trend of peace, development, and progress of humanity; only by persistently cooperating and winning, discussing together, jointly building and sharing the fruits of the “Belt and Road,” and making every effort to open up to the outside world, can we promote the smooth circulation and upgrading of the regional economy, bringing more benefits to the people of Asia; Only by actively promoting the building of an Asian community with a shared future, linking the development of one's own country with the development of other countries, can we join hands to build a peaceful, safe, prosperous, beautiful, and friendly Asian home.
“All things are born when they find their true nature, and all things succeed when they find their own principles.” No matter what changes the world undergoes, China will always adhere to the path of justice. China is comprehensively promoting the building of a great power, realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese-style modernization, and will continue to promote high-quality development, persist in high-level opening up to the outside world, and accelerate the building of a new development landscape.
China will maintain the continuity and stability of its neighborly diplomacy, that is, to persist in being friendly with neighbors and befriending neighbors, and pursue the principle of developing good, harmonious, safe, and mutually prosperous relations with neighbors, while adding new connotations to the concept of Kindness, Sincerity, Compassion, and Compassion, so that Chinese-style modernization will bring more benefits to neighboring countries, jointly promote the modernization of Asia, and bring new development opportunities to Asian countries, including Vietnam.
I believe that the strategic building of a community of shared future by China and Vietnam will attract more countries to participate in the great cause of building an Asian community of shared future and a community of shared future for mankind, bringing positive energy to the long-term development and good-neighborly friendship of the Asian region, and making greater contributions to world peace and development.
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