New impetus to deepen Viet Nam-China relations

National Assembly (NA) President Tran Thanh Man has concluded an official visit to China, during which he co-chaired the second session of the Cooperation Committee between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the Chinese National People’s Congress (NPC) at the invitation of Zhao Leji, Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee.

The trip, Man’s first to China as NA President, marked an important milestone in Viet Nam-China relations. It aimed to put into practice the foreign policy set out at the 14th National Party Congress, enhance the effectiveness of cooperation between the Vietnamese NA and the Chinese NPC, and reaffirm parliamentary cooperation as a pillar of bilateral relations. The visit also gave fresh momentum to taking the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership, and the building of a Viet Nam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, to a higher level in the new era.

Promoting parliamentary cooperation as a pillar of bilateral relations

NA President Tran Thanh Man’s visit took place against a backdrop of steadily strengthening cooperation between the Vietnamese National Assembly and the Chinese NPC, which has yielded many practical results. High-level exchanges between the two legislatures have been maintained regularly.

During the visit, Man held talks with Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The two leaders also co-chaired the second session of the Cooperation Committee between the two legislative bodies.

To further deepen bilateral relations in the coming period, NA President Tran Thanh Man and NPC Chairman Zhao Leji agreed that the two sides should maintain high-level exchanges, enhance strategic trust and build a stronger political foundation for cooperation across various channels and fields; elevate substantive bilateral cooperation to new heights; continuously consolidate the favourable social foundation for bilateral relations; strengthen cooperation between localities, people-to-people exchanges and cooperation in education, culture and tourism; coordinate more closely at multilateral forums; jointly manage the land border effectively; and better control and resolve differences while maintaining stability and peace at sea.

Highly appreciating and agreeing with NA President Tran Thanh Man’s cooperation proposals, Chinese NPC Chairman Zhao Leji affirmed that the Chinese legislative body attaches great importance to and stands ready to further strengthen friendly exchanges and practical cooperation with the Vietnamese NA. He expressed China’s willingness to deepen exchanges of experience in legislation and oversight, jointly improve national governance capacity, promote the role of legislative bodies in each country’s political life, advance bilateral cooperation across various fields, foster friendship between the two countries and contribute to further deepening bilateral relations.

Immediately after their talks, NA President Tran Thanh Man and Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee Zhao Leji co-chaired the second session of the Cooperation Committee between the Vietnamese NA and the Chinese NPC.

Focusing on three themes of strategic development connectivity, science and technology, and social governance and strengthening the social foundation, heads of relevant committees of the two countries’ legislative bodies delivered presentations sharing their respective legislative experiences. They also held in-depth discussions on measures to enhance the role of the supreme legislative bodies in policymaking and lawmaking, institutional and planning connectivity, and the creation of a favourable legal framework for cooperation.

NA President Tran Thanh Man and NPC Chairman Zhao Leji highly valued the significance, importance and practical effectiveness of the Cooperation Committee mechanism between the two countries’ legislatures. They agreed to task the specialised committees of the Vietnamese National Assembly and the Chinese NPC with closely coordinating with relevant ministries, sectors and localities of both countries to effectively implement agreements and high-level common perceptions so as to deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership, build a Viet Nam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, translating the common perceptions reached at the committee’s second meeting into concrete, substantive results.

On the afternoon of October 11, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man met with Wang Huning, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

At the meeting, NA President Tran Thanh Man conveyed congratulations from General Secretary and State President To Lam and other senior Vietnamese leaders on the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC). He congratulated China on and highly appreciated its important theoretical and practical achievements in reform, opening up, and national modernisation, including the significant contributions made by the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. NA President Tran Thanh Man expressed his confidence that, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, with General Secretary and State President Xi Jinping at its core, China would achieve its goal of building a modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious, and beautiful, making positive contributions to the common development and prosperity of the region and the world.

Wang Huning, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, welcomed the important visit by NA President Tran Thanh Man and the high-level Vietnamese delegation, expressing his assessment that it would help effectively implement the common perceptions reached by the top leaders of the two parties and the two countries. He affirmed that China always attaches importance to its relations with Viet Nam and stands ready to closely follow the high-level common perceptions and the “six more” orientation, working with Viet Nam to continuously advance the development of the Viet Nam-China Community with a Shared Future that carries strategic significance.

Both sides spoke highly of the important and comprehensive progress made in Viet Nam-China relations in recent years. Political trust has continued to be strengthened; exchanges and cooperation between the legislative bodies, Fatherland Front organisations, and political consultative bodies of the two countries have become increasingly profound and trusting; substantive cooperation across various fields has achieved new breakthroughs; and people-to-people exchanges have been vibrant and diverse. To further consolidate the three foundations of the relations between the two parties and the two countries — political, material, and social — in the coming period, NA President Tran Thanh Man proposed that both sides continue to maintain high-level and other-level exchanges, step up defence and security cooperation, and support each other's development efforts while enhancing their respective international roles and standing. NA President Tran Thanh Man expressed his wish for both sides to strengthen the effective implementation of economic, trade, and investment cooperation, enhance connectivity, and deliver tangible benefits to the people. Priorities should include accelerating cooperation in the construction of railway lines connecting the two countries and international railway transport routes; further opening the market to Vietnamese agricultural products; achieving more visible progress in science and technology; and effectively implementing the Viet Nam-China Year of Tourism Cooperation.

Both sides also agreed to strengthen multilateral coordination, support each other in successfully hosting the 2026 and 2027 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meetings, and better manage and resolve differences, thereby contributing to the maintenance of peace and stability at sea and in the region.

Preserving, inheriting and promoting the tradition of deep-rooted friendship

As part of his official visit to China and co-chairmanship of the second meeting of the Cooperation Committee between the NA of Viet Nam and the National People's Congress of China, on the afternoon of October 12, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, NA President Tran Thanh Man met with Li Qiang, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. On behalf of the Party, State, and NA of Viet Nam, NA President Tran Thanh Man warmly congratulated China on the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and congratulated the country on its strong theoretical and practical development, as well as its continued achievement of important results in socio-economic development.

The two leaders expressed their pleasure at the positive momentum in Viet Nam-China relations, which has produced numerous substantive results in political relations, economic, trade and investment cooperation, strategic infrastructure connectivity, and people-to-people exchanges. Regarding future cooperation, NA President Tran Thanh Man proposed that both sides maintain high-level contacts, strengthen strategic exchanges, make effective use of strategic dialogue mechanisms, and step up cooperation between key agencies that maintain regular contact, including the diplomatic, defence, and public security sectors.

NA President Tran Thanh Man expressed his wish for the two sides to elevate strategic infrastructure connectivity, particularly railway cooperation, and to soon commence and complete railway lines linking the two countries, thereby facilitating exchanges between their peoples. He also called for greater trade facilitation between the two countries, especially by further easing the export of Vietnamese goods and agricultural products to China; stronger border-gate cooperation, with the smart border-gate model replicated more widely and the development of cross-border economic cooperation zones advanced; and expanded high-quality investment cooperation, alongside closer collaboration in science and technology, innovation, and high-level human resource training, particularly in key areas such as artificial intelligence, smart cities, and intelligent manufacturing. In this process, Viet Nam’s National Assembly will work alongside the Vietnamese Government and coordinate and cooperate closely with Chinese agencies to strengthen exchanges of experience and jointly develop and refine a favourable legal framework for bilateral cooperation.

Highly appreciating the cooperation proposals put forward by NA President Tran Thanh Man, Chinese Premier Li Qiang affirmed that China was ready to maintain strategic exchanges with Viet Nam, promote high-level contacts, and enhance the role of the cooperation committee between the legislative bodies of the two countries, the bilateral cooperation steering committee, and the 3+3 Strategic Dialogue on Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Public Security. Commending the Vietnamese National Assembly’s support for railway cooperation between the two countries, Premier Li Qiang proposed accelerating the construction of standard-gauge railway lines aligned with China’s regional development strategies. He also called for stronger connectivity by waterways and roads, the development of smart border gates and cross-border cooperation zones, and closer cooperation on electricity grid interconnection between the two countries.

The two sides also agreed to strengthen multilateral coordination, jointly enhance their countries’ international roles and standing, effectively manage their land border, and better control and resolve maritime issues.

As part of his working visit, in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, NA President Tran Thanh Man met Zhao Yide, Member of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee.

NA President Tran Thanh Man commended the successful Investment Connectivity, Innovation, Industry and High Technology Cooperation Seminar along with educational cooperation exchanges and cultural exchanges held during this visit between Shaanxi Province and Hung Yen Province, the two localities that have established sister-province relations. He called on the two localities to urgently reach agreement on specific areas of cooperation and promote investment between them, making their partnership a model for cooperation between localities in the two countries.

Expressing his appreciation and gratitude for and agreement with the important guidance provided by NA President Tran Thanh Man, Zhao Yide, Secretary of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee, affirmed that Shaanxi stands ready to coordinate with Vietnamese ministries, sectors, and localities, including Hung Yen Province, to effectively implement the common understandings reached by the highest leaders of the two parties, the two countries, and the two national assemblies. The province would strengthen friendly exchanges and practical cooperation across various fields, making a tangible contribution to further deepening the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and promoting the building of a Viet Nam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.

NA President Tran Thanh Man and the high-level Vietnamese delegation visited the Yangjialing Revolutionary Site and Zaoyuan Revolutionary Site in Yan’an City, Shaanxi Province. The Zaoyuan Revolutionary Site is where President Ho Chi Minh once stayed during his revolutionary activities.

As part of his working visit, NA President Tran Thanh Man met Chinese friendship figures led by Yang Wanming, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries. At the meeting, NA President Tran Thanh Man sincerely thanked the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, the China-Viet Nam Friendship Association and Chinese friendship figures for their profound, steadfast, and enduring affection for Viet Nam, as well as their sustained contributions to Viet Nam-China relations over the years.

 He emphasised that relations between the two countries have enjoyed positive, comprehensive, and profound development over recent decades, while also standing at the threshold of new opportunities for stronger, more substantive, and more sustainable growth. In this relationship, the friendship between the two peoples served as an important foundation. With Viet Nam and China entering a new stage of development, NA President Tran Thanh Man expressed his hope that the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, the China-Viet Nam Friendship Association, and Vietnamese friendship organisations would continue to serve as bridges between the two peoples, helping preserve, inherit, and deepen the traditional friendship between the two countries.

Describing the Viet Nam-China Tourism Cooperation Year 2026-2027 as an opportunity to promote people-to-people exchanges, the NA President expressed his hope that friendship organisations would coordinate with relevant agencies, local authorities, and businesses of the two countries to organise more cultural and tourism activities and exchanges between localities. He also called for stronger connections between heritage sites, historical landmarks, and friendship tourism routes, thereby promoting practical cooperation that delivers tangible benefits to the people. In addition, NA President Tran Thanh Man expressed his hope that friendship organisations, researchers, media agencies, artists, and influential figures in both countries would strengthen exchanges, provide truthful and objective information, and share more positive stories about the countries, people and cooperation between Viet Nam and China.

Emphasising that the special bonds of comradeship and brotherhood between generations of leaders of the two parties and countries are a precious asset that must be preserved and promoted, Yang Wanming, President of the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, affirmed that the association would continue to thoroughly implement the important common understandings reached by the top leaders of the two parties and countries. He also pledged to continuously strengthen the solid social foundation of China-Viet Nam relations, build more bridges for people-to-people exchanges, promote cooperation and cultural exchanges, and enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples.

Meeting officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and members of the Vietnamese community in China, NA President Tran Thanh Man highly appreciated the embassy’s achievements in recent times, which have made important contributions to promoting relations between Viet Nam and China. These have been reflected in the results of economic and trade exchanges, investment, tourism, and agricultural trade cooperation. Updating the Vietnamese community on developments at home, the NA President emphasised that the National Assembly has played a prominent role in adopting major national policies and decisions aimed at creating a favourable legal environment for rapid and sustainable development, while enhancing Viet Nam’s standing on the international stage.

Regarding overseas Vietnamese communities, NA President Tran Thanh Man stressed that the Party and State attach great importance to affairs concerning overseas Vietnamese, considering them an inseparable part of the Vietnamese national community. Numerous guidelines and policies have been adopted in this regard, most recently Politburo Resolution No. 23-NQ/TW on overseas Vietnamese affairs, which is aimed at strengthening support and care for overseas Vietnamese and promoting their resources and contributions.

Appreciating the efforts of overseas Vietnamese communities in recent years, the NA President expressed his hope that Vietnamese people in China in particular, and around the world in general, would maintain solidarity, care for one another, and provide mutual support in their work and daily lives. At the same time, he urged relevant authorities, particularly Vietnamese embassies abroad, to effectively translate the Politburo's resolution on overseas Vietnamese affairs into concrete measures that make a real difference in the lives of every overseas Vietnamese person and Vietnamese citizen. This will help create favourable legal conditions for overseas Vietnamese regarding residence and civil registration, encourage compliance with the laws of their host countries, preserve and promote the Vietnamese language and cultural values, and enable them to serve as ambassadors promoting the image of Viet Nam and its people to international friends.

NA President Tran Thanh Man and the high-level Vietnamese delegation visited the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, also known as Beijing E-Town. The NA President and his delegation toured the Xiaomi Electric Vehicle Super Factory and Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology Company Limited (CVTE) Group, where they were briefed on the establishment, development, and technological strengths of the two companies. They also visited product exhibition areas, Xiaomi's electric vehicle production workshops, and displays of CVTE's AI-powered interactive screens for various sectors.

The NA President said the Party, State, and National Assembly of Viet Nam always welcome leading technology companies interested in exploring investment opportunities and expanding cooperation in Viet Nam, particularly in electric vehicles, batteries, energy storage systems, artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and supply chain development. He affirmed that the Vietnamese National Assembly remains committed to improving the legal system and creating a transparent, stable, and favourable investment and business environment that safeguards investors' legitimate rights and interests. The National Assembly is also ready to listen to businesses' legitimate proposals, continue refining the legal framework and create favourable conditions for foreign enterprises to invest and operate effectively in Viet Nam over the long term, on the basis of compliance with the law and a balance of interests among all parties.

NA President Tran Thanh Man's official visit to China and his co-chairing of the second meeting of the Cooperation Committee between the Vietnamese National Assembly and China’s National People's Congress once again reaffirmed Viet Nam's consistent position that relations with China are a strategic choice and a top priority in its foreign policy. The visit contributed to further deepening the Viet Nam-China Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and advancing the building of a Viet Nam-China Community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, at a higher level in the new era.