Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed Beijing’s readiness to collaborate with Hanoi in building a “community with a shared future of strategic significance,” according to China’s official Xinhua news agency on Saturday.
Xi’s statement was part of a congratulatory message sent to Vietnam’s Communist Party chief To Lam and President Luong Cuong on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Vietnam.
China’s concept of a “community with a shared future” reflects its aspiration to establish long-term relationships with nations that align closely with its goals, interests, and ideologies. By describing the relationship with Vietnam as “of strategic significance,” Xi highlighted the importance China places on its partnership with Hanoi.
Xi noted that over the past 75 years, the two countries have stood together through shared struggles, offering mutual support during their respective quests for national independence and liberation. He referred to the relationship between China and Vietnam as one between “comrades and brothers,” according to Xinhua.
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Source: Vietnam Insider