Vietnam-China ties

Vietnam-China ties

The 3-day visit to Vietnam by Chinese President Hu Jintao confirms that Vietnam and China attach importance to beefing up their friendly and comprehensive cooperation ties under the principle of 'long-term stability, future orientation, good- neighborly friendship and all-round cooperation.

The opening of air, sea, road and rail routes has created favorable conditions for the visit as well as the trade and economic exchange between the two countries, among their localities... The bilateral cooperation on culture, tourism, education, training, science and technology is stressed, while that on diplomacy, defense and security is progressing actively.

We wish the visit by General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chinese President Hu Jintao fine success, marking a new development level and fostering the forever Vietnam-China friendly and all-round cooperative relations under the 16-character principle and the 'four good' spirit for the benefits of the two peoples, and peace, stability, development and progress of the region and the world. -- People's Daily, Beijing