On April 4, 2024, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, held talks with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in Guangxi.
Wang Yi said that China-Vietnam relations achieved rapid development last year. General Secretary and President Xi Jinping paid a landmark and historic visit to Vietnam. The top leaders of the two parties jointly announced the establishment of a strategically significant China-Vietnam community with a shared future, endowing "the profound friendship between China and Vietnam. The new era connotation of "comrades plus brothers". Since the beginning of this year, the top leaders of the two parties have exchanged New Year congratulatory messages, high-level exchanges of visits have maintained momentum, border provinces have cooperated closely, and two-way personnel exchanges have achieved new breakthroughs. The construction of a community with a shared future between China and Vietnam has achieved a "good start." China has always regarded Vietnam as a priority in its peripheral diplomacy and is willing to work with Vietnam to implement the consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties, plan bilateral exchanges and cooperation, and jointly promote the solid development of the China-Vietnam community with a shared future and continuously reach new heights.
Wang Yi said that both sides should focus on the overall goals of the "six updates" and work together to promote cooperation in various fields. Strengthen high-level strategic communication, accelerate the docking of development strategies, and continue to expand cooperation in economic and trade investment, digital economy, green development, new energy, and key minerals. Close people-to-people and cultural exchanges, consolidate the foundation of public opinion, and make China-Vietnam friendship more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. We should jointly defend international fairness and justice, practice true multilateralism, and continue to support each other on issues concerning each other's major interests. Properly manage differences, accelerate maritime cooperation and consultation on the "South China Sea Code of Conduct", and resolve conflicts and differences through win-win cooperation. Wang Yi stressed that we must be wary of creating camp confrontations in the region and cobbling together various "small circles" to undermine regional peace and stability.
Bui Thanh Son first conveyed General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's sincere greetings to General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, and congratulated China on the successful holding of the two sessions. Pei Qingshan said that he was very happy to see China's impressive GDP growth of 5.2% last year despite the sluggish world economy. As a neighbor, comrade and brother, Vietnam supports China in growing stronger and making greater contributions to world peace, stability and prosperity. General Secretary and President Xi Jinping paid a historic visit to Vietnam last year, and Vietnam-China relations entered a new stage of development. Under the guidance of the new positioning of bilateral relations and the "six updates" cooperation goals set by the leaders of the two countries, the two sides have maintained close high-level exchanges, active exchanges in various departments and localities, and made gratifying progress in practical cooperation. Vietnam-China relations are becoming comprehensive, broad and in-depth. develop. Vietnam has always regarded China as the top priority and strategic choice of Vietnam's foreign policy, and is willing to maintain close coordination with China, plan high-level exchanges, strengthen inter-party exchanges, promote connectivity, promote economic and trade investment, deepen local cooperation, and actively promote Vietnam-China friendship, Build a strategically important Vietnam-China community with a shared future and bring more benefits to the two peoples. Vietnam adheres to the one-China policy, firmly supports China's positions on Taiwan, Xinjiang-related, Tibet-related issues and other issues, and opposes the use of human rights and democracy to interfere in other countries' internal affairs. Vietnam will strengthen multilateral coordination with China to safeguard common interests. Vietnam is willing to work with China to implement the high-level consensus between the two countries, properly manage differences, actively promote maritime cooperation and consultation on the "South China Sea Code of Conduct", and maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea.
The two sides also exchanged views on other issues of common concern.