Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China-Vietnam relations are rooted in the people, sustained by the people and empowered by the people.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the statement at a meeting with representatives attending the Chinese and Vietnamese People's Friendship Meeting in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam and Vietnamese President Luong Cuong were also present at the event.
Xi delivered a speech at the event, which was also attended by people from all walks of life in both countries.
Xi said that the two countries have stood shoulder-to-shoulder in the struggle for national independence and liberation, firmly supported each other in pursuing socialist paths suited to their respective national conditions, stood firm for equity and justice in the world, and consistently stood on the side of history and human progress.
He said that endorsement and support by the peoples of both countries provide a solid foundation for building a China-Vietnam community with a shared future.
Xi urged young people in China and Vietnam to pool their strength of youth for pursuing their respective countries' socialist causes and for building a China-Vietnam community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
To Lam, in his speech, said that holding the Chinese and Vietnamese People's Friendship Meeting is of great significance, as Xi is on a historic visit to Vietnam, and the two countries are jointly celebrating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between them, as well as the China-Vietnam Year of People-to-People Exchanges.
Highlighting that friendly cooperation has always been the main theme of Vietnam-China relations, he noted that the building of a China-Vietnam community with a shared future that carries strategic significance is guiding the bilateral relations into a new stage and will also make an important contribution to human progress.
To Lam urged the youth in both Vietnam and China to pass down the traditional friendship between the two countries forged and fostered personally by the older generation of leaders, and urged efforts to well operate the program for Vietnamese youths to conduct "Red Study Tours" in China, in order that the "camaraderie plus brotherhood" friendship between the two countries will be deepened, and in order that young people of both countries will play the role as a leading driving force in realizing modernization for both countries.
Prior to the event, Xi, accompanied by To Lam and Luong Cuong, visited a photo exhibition marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Vietnam.
After the event, Xi, To Lam and Luong Cuong jointly launched the "Red Study Tours" program.
Xi, To Lam, and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh also witnessed the launch ceremony of the China-Vietnam railway cooperation mechanism.
Xi arrived in Hanoi on Monday for a two-day state visit to Vietnam.
Vietnam is the first leg of Xi's current three-nation Southeast Asia tour, which will also take him to Malaysia and Cambodia for visits from Tuesday to Friday.
Xi says China-Vietnam relations rooted in, sustained by, empowered by people
Xi says China-Vietnam relations rooted in, sustained by, empowered by people
