He said the bilateral cooperation has so far seen new and groundbreaking development steps. Of particular note was the exchange of high-level visits within one year, yielding substantial results.
Vietnam regards the development of relations with China as a consistent guideline, a natural and strategic choice, and a top priority in its foreign policy. It supports a strong and growing China that plays an active role in promoting peace, stability, and prosperity in the region and the world.
The fact that both the top leaders paid mutual visits within a year fully reflects the strategic nature and the high level of China – Vietnam relations, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
At the invitations of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Luong Cuong, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Vietnam from April 14 to 15, 2025.
As Xi’s first overseas visit of the year and, notably, his first to a neighbouring country following China’s Central Conference on Work Related to Neighbouring Countries, the move underlined Beijing’s consideration of developing ties with Hanoi as a priority of its broader foreign policy on its neighbourhood, the journalist assessed.
Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam’s article published in the People's Daily of China highlighted the strategic nature and historical depth of relations between the two countries.
Chinese President Xi Jinping affirmed that China firmly supports the ASEAN unity and community building, and supports the bloc's centrality in the regional architecture.
Vietnam and China have agreed to continue to deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of a Vietnam - China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Various activities fostering friendship between Vietnamese and Chinese people were held in Hanoi on April 15 on the occasion of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping’s state visit to Vietnam.
Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping's visit to Vietnam represents a journey of reinforcing substantive cooperation, one that will yield tangible outcomes, advance political trust, strengthen defence-security cooperation, solidify the social foundation for bilateral ties, and tighten multilateral coordination.
Xi Jinping said the visit has further enhanced his confidence in Vietnam’s continued prosperity and the happiness of its people, and reaffirmed his belief that the traditional friendship between China and Vietnam will continue to grow stronger and endure for generations to come.
The activities included a Vietnam-China people’s friendly meeting, the launch of the “Red Journey: Youth’s researches and studies,” the inauguration of a new Vietnam–China railway cooperation mechanism, and a photo exhibition celebrating 75 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries.
The visit has garnered significant attention from the international community as a strategic diplomatic engagement between the two Parties and countries, expected to have a lasting impact on the future of China-Vietnam relations.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping and the high-ranking delegation of the Chinese Party and State laid wreaths and paid respects to President Ho Chi Minh, a national liberation hero, an outstanding man of culture, a genius leader of the Party and people of Vietnam, a steadfast revolutionary soldier and a close friend of the peoples of the world.
Tu emphasised that Xi’s visit to Vietnam, along with General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee To Lam’s visit to China in August 2024, will continue to create a crucial motivation and a fresh breakthrough to further deepen relations between the two Parties and the two countries in the new era of development.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, To Lam, held talks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China, Xi Jinping, in Hanoi on April 14 afternoon.
During the meeting, Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man stressed that Vietnam and China are close neighbours, bound by a longstanding traditional friendship that has been nurtured over generations by the leaders and people of both nations.
