The assembly, a part of the Vietnamese chief’s state go to to China, adopted a welcome ceremony with the best protocol reserved for heads of state on the Great Hall of the People.
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Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and President To Lam (2nd, L) and his partner pose for a photograph with China’s Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and his partner on the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, April 15, 2026. Photo by VNA |
The top leaders held in-depth and complete discussions on their respective nationwide conditions, bilateral relations, and regional and worldwide problems with mutual concern.
Amid complicated world developments, the 2 leaders affirmed that the 2 Parties and international locations ought to additional strengthen solidarity, improve strategic belief, and promote coverage connectivity, commerce, infrastructure, and power. They agreed to proceed deepening and elevating Vietnam-China relations in the brand new part, virtually contributing to peace, cooperation, and growth in the area and the world.
Regarding future instructions, they agreed to proceed directing related companies to adhere to the overarching “six major orientations”, preserve common high-level exchanges, and promote the guiding function of Party-to-Party channels. They emphasised the necessity to develop substantive cooperation throughout sectors, reinforce the social basis of bilateral ties, improve shut coordination at multilateral mechanisms, and higher handle and resolve variations.
At the talks, the 2 leaders formally introduced the launch of the “Vietnam-China Tourism Cooperation Year 2026-2027,” agreeing to step up joint promotion actions, enhance tourism infrastructure and companies, and preserve every nation’s place as a number one supply of vacationers for the opposite.
General Secretary and President Lam additionally proposed each side contemplate visa exemptions for group vacationers at designated locations on a reciprocal foundation.
He proposed that the 2 sides strengthen political belief and strategic coordination at a brand new degree, step up high-level exchanges, and proceed to promote the function and effectiveness of complete cooperation throughout Party, Government, National Assembly/National People’s Congress, and Vietnam Fatherland Front/Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference channels.
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Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his delegates (R) hold talks with China’s Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and his delegates in Beijing, China, April 15, 2026. Photo by VNA |
The Party and State chief of Vietnam referred to as for enhanced concept exchanges and cadre coaching, stronger substantive cooperation between key companies, notably in diplomacy, nationwide defence, and public safety, and the efficient implementation of the ministerial-level “3+3” strategic dialogue mechanism. He additionally proposed growing cooperation in safety, defence trade, and navy commerce, together with help one another in efficiently internet hosting APEC Year 2026 and 2027 in every nation.
He additional urged elevating financial, commerce, funding, and tourism ties to a brand new peak to contribute to the realisation of every nation’s growth objectives. Priority ought to be given to upgrading strategic infrastructure connectivity, particularly railway, shifting from easy commerce to deeper financial linkages, and associating bilateral commerce with infrastructure, logistics, and market connectivity.
General Secretary and President Lam proposed that China open its market as extensive as attainable to Vietnamese items and work towards balanced and heathy commerce. He additionally referred to as for stronger funding, expertise switch, growth of supporting industries, and the institution of full manufacturing and provide chains in Vietnam, as properly as coordination in constructing mechanisms to guarantee strategic power provide.
In addition, he emphasised increasing cooperation in training and coaching, science and expertise, tradition, people-to-people exchanges, and local-level cooperation, together with offering extra scholarships for Vietnamese college students and boosting collaboration between main universities of the 2 international locations.
Agreeing with and extremely valuing the proposals, General Secretary and President Xi urged that the 2 sides additional intensify political belief and strategic exchanges, preserve the custom of high-level contacts, and convey into play the particular function of Party-to-Party relations. He requested for in-depth exchanges of expertise in the Party constructing and state governance, and for maximising the function of the ministerial-level “3+3” strategic dialogue on overseas affairs, nationwide defence, and public safety between Vietnam and China to firmly advance the socialist trigger in each international locations.
The host really helpful the 2 sides successfully align the Belt and Road Initiative with the “Two Corridors, One Belt” framework, speed up strategic infrastructure connectivity, and actively implement the three standard-gauge railway tasks linking the 2 international locations.
He welcomed the growing export of high-quality Vietnamese items to the Chinese market, and referred to as for deeper cooperation in key sectors, stronger manufacturing and provide chain collaboration, and encouragement for Chinese enterprises to make investments extra in Vietnam.
The two international locations ought to improve coverage coordination in science and expertise, promote various people-to-people exchanges, actively implement world initiatives on growth, safety, civilisation, and governance, and collectively contribute to a steady, open and cooperative worldwide setting whereas collectively selling the socialist trigger across the phrase as properly as safeguarding peace, stability, and prosperity in the area and past, the Chinese chief added.
At the talks, the 2 sides agreed to correctly resolve variations and promote cooperation in line with the brand new degree of Vietnam – China relations on the idea of worldwide legislation, severely adjust to the consensus between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China on the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), and speed up negotiations to quickly finalise an efficient and substantive Code of Conduct (COC) in accordance with worldwide legislation, notably the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
The top chief of Vietnam requested each side to really respect one another’s rights and reputable pursuits and resolve variations via peaceable means in line with worldwide legislation, particularly the 1982 UNCLOS.
Following the talks, the 2 leaders witnessed the signing of cooperation paperwork throughout Party, public safety, judicial, financial, science and expertise, manufacturing and provide chain, social welfare, media, and native collaboration, reflecting the great outcomes of the go to.