In a significant boost to regional cooperation, China and Vietnam have renewed their commitment to building a community with a shared future. The China-Vietnam freight train service, which began in 2017 from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, has seen remarkable growth. Last month alone, a record 1,922 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) containers were shipped, surpassing the total shipment volume for the first quarter of 2024.
Yang Bo, a logistics director of a freight company in Guangxi, shared his optimism, stating, \"I have been in the business of cross-border trade by rail for five years. My feeling is that economic and trade exchanges between China and Vietnam are much more active this year.\"
Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized China's readiness to collaborate with Vietnam to accelerate the development of railway, expressway, and port infrastructure, enhancing smart customs operations, and building a secure and stable industrial and supply chain. Xi made these remarks during talks with To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnamese president, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
At this crucial stage of national development and revitalization, Xi highlighted the importance of consolidating the development pattern with six key aspects: higher political mutual trust, more solid security cooperation, deeper practical cooperation, stronger public support, closer multilateral coordination and cooperation, and better management and resolution of differences.
To Lam affirmed that his party and government will deepen the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China in line with these six major goals, advancing the building of a community with a shared future that holds strategic significance for both nations.
The initiative to build this community was officially announced by China and Vietnam in December 2023, marking a pivotal step in strengthening bilateral relations and regional stability.
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China and Vietnam renew vow to build a community with a shared future
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