Speaking with the press during his trip to China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to attend the 14th CAEXPO and CABIS Deputy PM Binh said that, since its launch in 2004, CAEXPO has become an important event for businesses of both sides.
At this year event, which took place from September 11-13 in Nanning, the capital of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Vietnam was represented by 250 booths, the most among the ASEAN countries, introducing various products, including farm produce, processed food, footwear, consumer goods, wooden products and handicrafts.
As an active member of ASEAN, Vietnam’s participation in CAEXPO demonstrates the importance that the country’s Government, localities and enterprises place on strengthening ties with China and Chinese localities, he said.
The event is also a chance for Vietnam to promote its national image, products and trademarks, with the aim of increasing exports from Vietnam to ASEAN countries and China.
The Deputy PM highlighted that Vietnam prioritises boosting its friendship with China, its largest trade partner and leading tourism market. Vietnam is also the largest ASEAN trade partner of China and leads the ASEAN countries in the number of tourists to China.
Furthermore, Guangxi has been a pioneering Chinese locality in cooperating with Vietnam. Trade between the province and Vietnamese localities has contributed largely to Vietnam-China trade revenue.
Collaboration between Guangxi and Vietnam in tourism, agriculture, culture, education, people-to-people connection, and border management has also been fruitful, said Binh.
Vietnam also values the position of Guangxi in the cooperation between the two countries, especially with the two countries promoting connectivity within the framework of the “Two Corridors, One Belt” and the “Belt and Road” initiatives.
Deputy PM Binh stressed the need for Guangxi and Vietnamese localities to continue rolling out measures in order to implement the common agreements reached by leaders of both countries, while boosting win-win cooperation in all fields, including the management of the border, contributing to building a border of peace, stability, cooperation and development.
