The Vietnamese leader proposed that the two sides strengthen political trust and strategic coordination at a new level, step up high-level exchanges, and continue to promote the role and effectiveness of comprehensive cooperation across Party, Government, National Assembly/National People’s Congress, and Viet Nam Fatherland Front/Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference channels.

The ceremony was held with the highest protocol reserved for heads of state at the Great Hall of the People, with a 21-gun salute.

Le Hoai Trung, Politburo member, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Envoy of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam, held talks with Wang Yi, Politburo member, Director of the Office of the Commission for Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, in Beijing on February 3.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam held phone talks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping on January 26.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam on November 13 received Li Shulei, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee’s Secretariat, and Head of the CPC Central Committee’s Publicity Department, who is in Viet Nam to co-chair the 20th theory seminar between the CPV and the CPC.

Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Thanh Binh on August 28 met with Wang Gang, Deputy Director of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, during which they updated each other on the development situation in their respective countries and exchanged views on several international and regional issues of mutual concern.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed that the Vietnamese Party, Government and people always treasure and give top priority to developing the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China.

Leaders of the Vietnamese Party, State, Government and National Assembly have cabled messages of congratulations to their Chinese counterparts on 73rd National Day of China (October 1).