The Vietnamese Embassy in China held a media briefing on Monday to mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and China, and also the Vietnam-China Year of People-to-People Exchanges.
Addressing the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Quang Vinh highlighted major achievements in the development of bilateral relations, and prospects for future development of pragmatic cooperation between the two countries, especially after Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Vietnam from April 14 to 15.
The ambassador said that the traditional friendship featuring "camaraderie plus brotherhood" has become a valuable treasure shared by the peoples of Vietnam and China. Since the establishment of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between Vietnam and China in 2008, and especially since December 2023 when both sides agreed to elevate their relationship and build a Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance based on the "six mores" overall goals, bilateral relations have continued to make new breakthroughs, and achieved strong, comprehensive, and leapfrog development in various fields.
The "six mores" refer to stronger political mutual trust, more substantive security cooperation, deeper practical cooperation, more solid popular foundation, closer coordination and collaboration on multilateral affairs, and better management and resolution of differences between China and Vietnam.
"Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, wrapped up his state visit to Vietnam. Vietnam was also the first leg of Xi's first overseas visit in 2025. The visit set a new important milestone for the Vietnam-China good-neighborly friendship, comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and the construction of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance. Many fruitful results were achieved during the visit," Vinh said.
"Moving forward, both sides will focus on implementing the important consensuses reached by the high-level leaders. Efforts will be made to comprehensively advance cooperation in various fields, including maintaining frequent high-level visits and exchanges, promoting bilateral pragmatic cooperation in key areas to higher levels," he said.
The ambassador said that the rapid development of economic, trade, and investment cooperation between the two countries has become a highlight of bilateral relations. China has been Vietnam's largest trading partner for 21 consecutive years, while Vietnam has been China's largest trading partner in ASEAN for 10 consecutive years. People-to-people exchanges between the two countries have also become increasingly frequent. This year, a series of celebratory activities will be held to strengthen people-to-people exchanges, especially among the youth, to mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and China, and also the Vietnam-China Year of People-to-People Exchanges.
"The development of Vietnam-China relations over the past 75 years has fully demonstrated that seeking peace, friendship, cooperation, and development has always been the mainstream of bilateral relations. It is not only an aspiration of the peoples of the two countries, but is also where the fundamental interests of both nations lie," he said.
Vietnamese Embassy holds media briefing to mark 75 years of diplomatic ties with China
