Global Times publishes editorial ahead of State visit to China by General Secretary, President To Lam
WVR - On April 14, just before the State visit to China by General Secretary, President To Lam, the Global Times published an editorial titled “Expectations for a New Chapter in Building a Strategically Significant China-Vietnam Community of Shared Future”.
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The World & Vietnam Report provides a summary translation of the article as follows:
At the invitation of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam To Lam will make a State visit to the People's Republic of China from April 14-17.
This marks the third State visit between the high-level leaders of the two Parties and countries in less than two years. This year also marks the first year of China's 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) and Vietnam's implementation of the 14th National Party Congress Resolution.
Vietnam News Agency notes that bilateral relations are "entering an unprecedented historical opportunity phase". There is growing expectation that, under the strategic guidance of the high-level leaders of the two Parties and countries, the comprehensive strategic cooperation between China and Vietnam will reach new heights with broader and deeper quality, and both sides will accelerate the building of a strategically significant China-Vietnam Community of Shared Future, providing stronger momentum for regional stability and development.
The strategic guidance of the high-level leaders of the two Parties and countries is the greatest advantage and the most important political guarantee for the development of China-Vietnam relations. Observers note that General Secretary To Lam was elected President of Vietnam on April 7 and announced his visit to China on April 9. Additionally, after assuming the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam in 2024, Comrade To Lam's first overseas trip was also to China.
This fully reflects the strategic nature and importance of China-Vietnam relations. Under high-level strategic guidance, the two Parties and countries have established a comprehensive, multi-level, and multi-dimensional dialogue and cooperation framework. Institutional arrangements ensure that both sides can conduct timely, extensive, and effective communication and coordination on issues related to each other's core interests and major concerns.
Since the announcement of building a strategically significant China-Vietnam Community of Shared Future in December 2023, bilateral relations have entered a new phase with stronger political trust, more substantive security cooperation, broader practical cooperation, a more solid social foundation, tighter multilateral coordination, and more effective management of differences.
Comprehensive strategic cooperation has yielded significant results. From China's support for Vietnam's green transition process to the continuous entry of high-quality Vietnamese agricultural products into the Chinese market; from smart ports enhancing customs efficiency to cross-border economic cooperation zones boosting development vitality, China and Vietnam have achieved robust growth in areas such as trade, investment, and tourism.
Under the guidance of the China-Vietnam Bilateral Cooperation Steering Committee, mutually beneficial cooperation in emerging fields such as new energy and artificial intelligence (AI) continues to deepen.
Recently, the first Ministerial-level meeting of the China-Vietnam "3 3" Strategic Dialogue on Diplomacy, Defense, and Public Security was successfully held. This institutional innovation signals an upgrade in mutual strategic trust and sends a clear message of the two countries jointly safeguarding political system security and pursuing national development and rejuvenation.
The building of a strategically significant China-Vietnam Community of Shared Future also holds important international significance. As China and Vietnam, with a combined population of over 1.5 billion, advance towards modernization, the two countries can provide reference models for other developing countries and emerging economies pursuing similar goals.
At the same time, the expansion of exchanges in political, economic, and cultural fields has strengthened both countries' roles in global governance and regional stability. On the international stage, both sides emphasize the importance of maintaining peace and security in the Asia-Pacific region, firmly implementing open regionalism, and will continue to enhance coordination in multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Asia-Europe Meeting, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), while jointly coordinating in initiatives including the Global Development Initiative (GDI), Global Security Initiative (GSI), and Global Civilization Initiative (GCI).
China-Vietnam relations continue to achieve remarkable progress, and bilateral strategic trust is deepening. Currently, China is striving to build a stronger nation and rejuvenate the Chinese nation through modernization. Vietnam is about to enter a new era of national development, aiming towards the "two centenary goals" of building the Party and the nation.
From the traditional friendship of "comrades and brothers" to the contemporary status of a "strategically significant Community of Shared Future", China-Vietnam relations stand at a new historical turning point. China welcomes the State visit of General Secretary To Lam and looks forward to a new chapter in building a strategically significant China-Vietnam Community of Shared Future, which will bring tangible benefits to the people of both countries and provide positive momentum for the region and the world.
