"Red Study Tours" participants get together, meet top leaders of China, Vietnam in Beijing

More than 300 representatives of Chinese and Vietnamese participants in the "Red Study Tours" initiative, which were launched during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Vietnam last year, gathered in Beijing on Wednesday, listening to the inspiring speeches of the top leaders of the two countries and engaging in friendly exchanges.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, together with visiting Vietnamese President To Lam, also general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, met with the representatives on Wednesday.

Since the launch of the initiative in April 2025, more than 1,000 young Vietnamese have explored the revolutionary heritage that underpins the bilateral friendship, and experienced the dynamism of Chinese modernization in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangxi, Shaanxi and Chongqing across China.

Ahead of the arrival of Xi and To Lam, the young people of the two countries shared stories about the traditional China-Vietnam friendship.

"The Chinese young people told stories about their hometowns and President Ho Chi Minh, while the young people from Vietnam shared their feelings about participating in the study tours and their understanding of the stories about the friendship between China and Vietnam," said Huang Chenchen, host of the sharing activity, also a teacher at the Central School of Communist Youth League of China.

The Chinese and Vietnamese representatives sang a well-known song named "Vietnam-China" to greet the two top leaders at the event.

"This is my first time to China and my first time participating in such a prestigious event. I'm so excited to listen to the speeches of President Xi and President Lam. They are of great significance to me and other young people. I'm grateful to China for the warm reception extended to the Vietnamese delegation and me, which has given us the opportunity to engage in cultural exchanges and mutual learning," said a Vietnamese representative.

The representatives also interacted with each other and posed for photos together after the event.

"Red Study Tours" participants get together, meet top leaders of China, Vietnam in Beijing

A Russian navy fleet consisting of Navy corvettes Sovershennyy and Rezkiy, and the medium-sized oil tanker Pechenga arrived in Zhanjiang City of south China's Guangdong Province on Wednesday for a goodwill visit.

The Russian fleet, flying the flags of both Russia and China, docked on Wednesday morning at a military port in Zhanjiang, where the Chinese side held a welcome ceremony.

During the visit, Chinese and Russian officers and soldiers will tour each other's ships, attend receptions, participate in professional exchanges, and compete in sporting events.

The visiting vessels belong to the Russian Pacific Fleet and had all previously participated in cooperation and exchange activities between the two Navies.

The Chinese vessel participated in the exchange, Chenzhou, is a home-grown guided-missile frigate, with strong early warning and detection capabilities as well as comprehensive combat capabilities in multiple aspects, including shore bombardment, anti-ship, anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare. Since its commissioning, it has participated in and successfully completed a number of major drills and military exercises.

"I hope that in the following days of the event, we can deepen friendship and engage in professional and technical discussions with our Russian counterparts, and showcase the excellent image of the Chinese Navy," said Zhang Wenxuan, a Chinese Navy sub-lieutenant on Frigate Chenzhou.

The visit is part of routine goodwill exchanges between the two Navies, aimed at further enhancing mutual trust and practical cooperation, which is neither targeted at any third party nor linked to the current international and regional situation.

Russian Navy fleet visits south China's port city