Over the past 30 years of normalizing bilateral ties, and especially since the establishment of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership framework in 2008, the Vietnam-China ties have progressed across fields. Both sides assess that the current relationship is more profound, comprehensive and substantive than ever before with thriving cooperation in different sectors, and across all social strata. In the first half of this year, two-way trade reached 94.5 billion USD. China also led in foreign direct investment with 447 new projects, amounting to nearly 1.3 billion USD. Tourism has seen a strong recovery, and friendly people-to-people exchanges have been boosted. The land border remains generally stable, and both sides have continued regular negotiations and exchanges regarding maritime issues. With guiding principles established in the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, Vietnam is expected to strengthen its international environment and position, thereby fostering socio-economic development in line with the objectives of the 13th National Party Congress./.