Beijing and Hanoi Share Destiny

China and Vietnam should maintain close high-level exchanges, ensure Sino-Vietnamese cooperation yields more positive results, and promote people-to-people exchanges, President Xi Jinping has said as the two countries mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year.

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Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while talking with To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee.

China and Vietnam not only share similar cultures and systems, but also have common ideals and strategic interests, and both sides have intensified reform and opening-up. In the 75 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties, the two countries have stood together through thick and thin, and worked hand in hand while pursuing national liberation and socialist construction.

Win-win cooperation between China and Vietnam is in the best interests of the people in both countries. But the fast-changing international landscape may create some challenges for them. In such a situation, the two sides should review the past and learn from their experiences in order to move forward steadily.