BEIJING — During high-level bilateral talks held on Wednesday amid an official state visit by Vietnam’s top leader, Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward a roadmap for deeper bilateral cooperation between China and Vietnam, centered on accelerated development strategy alignment and expanded collaboration across high-priority areas.
Xi, who also serves as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the proposal during formal discussions with To Lam, his Vietnamese counterpart who holds the positions of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam. To Lam is currently conducting a state visit to China to strengthen bilateral ties.
In his remarks during the talks, Xi emphasized that the two neighboring nations should prioritize advancing infrastructure connectivity as a core pillar of their partnership, while moving faster to align their long-term national development strategies to unlock shared growth opportunities.
Beyond traditional infrastructure cooperation, Xi called for the two sides to ramp up collaborative efforts in fast-growing emerging economic and technological fields, including artificial intelligence, semiconductor manufacturing, and the Internet of Things. He added that China welcomes greater access to the Chinese market for high-quality goods produced in Vietnam, opening new avenues for Vietnamese exporters to expand their footprint in one of the world’s largest consumer markets.
The talks come as part of regular high-level exchanges between the two socialist neighboring countries, aimed at reinforcing bilateral trust, expanding mutually beneficial cooperation, and addressing shared regional and global challenges. This high-level engagement reflects the steady deepening of comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between China and Vietnam in recent years.