Premier Li Qiang's visit reflects positive contact between senior leaders of Vietnam and China
VOV.VN - In a recent media interview given in Beijing ahead of the official visit of Chinese Premier Li Qiang to Vietnam, Dr. Cheng Hanping, director of the Vietnam Research Centre at the Zhejiang University of Technology, said that the first visit to the nation by Prime Minister Li Qiang since taking office demonstrates its importance, mission, and symbolism very clearly.
According to Dr. Hanping, the visit could be an opportunity to better understand the nation through contacts and to connect the development needs of both sides.
This also shows that in the context of the increasingly complex world situation, the two countries need to jointly respond to threats and instabilities, whilst simultaneously developing a community with a shared future of strategic significance.
Assessing the significance of the visit, the Vietnam researcher said that firstly, the high-level meeting will further promote mutual strategic trust and consolidate the foundation of ties between the two sides. Without mutual trust, there will be no good co-operation.
Premier Li Qiang has held important positions in many developed regions in China such as Jiangsu and Shanghai, whilst he also boasts rich experience in economic development. Therefore, these experiences will be shared with Vietnamese friends and will further promote comprehensive co-operation between the two sides in the fields of economics and trade, he went on to say.
This will also be an important orientation for diplomatic relations, not only fostering exchanges and co-operation between the two countries at all levels, especially upgrading the quality and connecting economic and trade fields, but also playing an important role in promoting tourism and people-to-people exchanges between both sides, bringing these cooperation contents to a new level.
The Chinese professor affirmed that as two neighbouring countries with similar national conditions and cultural similarities, both are socialist countries under the leadership of the Communist Party. Therefore, there is plenty of room the two to enhance co-operation in the time ahead.
In terms of connectivity, the two sides are working together to build railways in the nation moving forward. In addition to having advantages in technology and finance, China also has rich experience and experienced construction workers. Previously, the China-Laos high-speed railway and the Jakarta-Bandung (Indonesia) high-speed railway have created a good reputation among local people.
Regarding collaboration in party building, the two sides are ramping up ties in this field in many different departments, with the basic purpose of sharing experience and improving governance capacity. This is also the initiative of "joint consultation, joint sharing, joint construction" proposed by China, he continued.
Regarding economic, trade, and investment links, China has just successfully organized the ASEAN - China Expo, creating favourable conditions for Vietnamese products to conquer the Chinese market.
China represents a huge market with 1.4 billion people, geographically bordering Vietnam, therefore it boasts the potential to become an unlimited consumer market for popular local products such as fruit.
Regarding cultural exchanges, Dr. Hanping said that the Vietnam Research is developing an Exchange and Cooperation Plan with the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences in 2025, thereby further promoting friendship, mutual trust, and the role of scholars in the joint friendship.
