Major Chinese media agencies highlight Vietnamese Party chief’s state visit
VOV.VN - Major Chinese media agencies such as People’s Daily, Xinhua, CCTV and Chinadaily have ran wide coverage of Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam’s main activities in China, including his talks and meetings with Chinese leaders and the signing of 14 cooperation documents between the two countries.
People’s Daily front-paged top-level talks and meetings in Beijing on August 19 between To Lam and Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, as well as between the Vietnamese leader and other Chinese leaders, including Premier Li Qiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Zhao Leji, and chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Wang Huning.
Highlighting the results of the talks and meetings, the Chinese media agencies held that the Chinese leaders consider Vietnam a priority direction in China’s neighbourhood diplomacy, emphasizing the need to concretise the common perception of building Vietnam – China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, in line with the six major orientations.
The media agencies quoted the Chinese leaders saying they had had productive talks and meetings with the Vietnamese leader, that focused on charting a future development course for Vietnam – China relations. The Chinese leaders also reaffirmed that China stays ready to work alongside Vietnam to realise strategic consensus to successfully build the joint community and contribute to the modernization of socialism in each country.
In another development, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told the press on August 19 that the transit time of the China-Vietnam railway line launched in November 2017 has been significantly shortened thanks to improved customs clearance efficiency and optimized services. Mao described the railway line as a fast lane, helping to promote economic and trade exchanges between the two sides.
She expressed hope that To Lam’s visit would further promote strategic cooperation and connectivity between China and Vietnam, bringing better benefits for the peoples of the two countries.
