Vietnam and China issued a joint statement on further strengthening the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promoting the building of a Community of Shared Future.
General Secretary and President To Lam paid a state visit to China from August 18-20, held talks with General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and met with other senior Chinese leaders.
Vietnam and China today issued a 12-part joint statement, emphasizing that the two sides will continue to deepen and elevate the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership, and together build a Vietnam-China Community of Shared Future of strategic significance.
Full text of Vietnam – China Joint Statement
General Secretary and President To Lam and General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping in Beijing on August 19. Photo: VNA
China emphasizes its persistent policy of friendship with Vietnam and always considers Vietnam a priority in its neighborly diplomacy. Vietnam affirms that it always considers relations with China a top priority in its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization, and diversification.
The two sides emphasized the need to seriously implement the common perception and results achieved during the bilateral visits of the top leaders, follow the “16-word” motto and the “4 good” spirit, persistently implement the “6 more” direction, promote the building of the Vietnam-China Community of Shared Future to achieve many substantive results.
The Vietnamese side affirmed its firm commitment to the “one China” policy, recognizing that there is only one China in the world and that Taiwan is an inseparable part of Chinese territory. The Vietnamese side believes that the issues of Hong Kong, Xinjiang, and Tibet are China’s internal affairs. China supports Vietnam in maintaining social stability, ensuring national security and development, and national unity.
The two sides affirmed that defense and security cooperation is one of the pillars of the relationship, agreed to strengthen defense and security cooperation, strengthen mechanisms between the two countries’ Ministries of Public Security, increase information exchange and experience sharing in counter-intervention, anti-secession, and prevention of “color revolutions”, jointly protect political security and regime security, and strengthen cooperation in the legal and judicial fields between the two countries.
Welcoming ceremony for General Secretary and President To Lam in Beijing on August 19. Video: VTV
The two sides agreed to promote the connection of development strategies between the two countries, effectively implement the Cooperation Plan connecting the “Two Corridors, One Belt” Framework with the “Belt and Road” Initiative, accelerate the promotion of “hard connections” in railways, highways, border gate infrastructure, and upgrade “soft connections” in smart customs.
China agreed to provide support for Vietnam to develop the planning for the Lang Son – Hanoi and Mong Cai – Ha Long – Hai Phong standard gauge railways, and to develop a feasibility study report for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong standard gauge railway. Promote the pilot construction of a smart border gate at the Huu Nghi (Vietnam) – Huu Nghi Quan (China) international border gate and a dedicated freight transport road in the area of landmarks 1088/2 – 1089 (Tan Thanh – Po Chai).
General Secretary and President To Lam met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on August 19. Photo: VNA
The two sides encourage and support enterprises with strength, reputation and advanced technology to invest in the other country. Make good use of e-commerce platforms, exhibitions, enhance customs cooperation, and expand the export of strong goods of one country to the other. China is willing to continue to create favorable conditions for Vietnam to soon open more Trade Promotion Offices in some localities of China.
Vietnam supports China’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in accordance with the agreement’s standards and procedures, and actively welcomes Hong Kong’s request to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
The two sides declared 2025 as the “Vietnam-China Year of Humanitarian Exchange” and will jointly organize a series of activities to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
General Secretary and President To Lam met with Chairman of the National People’s Congress of China Zhao Leji on August 19. Photo: VNA
Vietnam and China need to adhere to the “Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence” and basic norms of international relations, promote an equal, orderly multipolar world and comprehensive, inclusive and sustainable economic globalization.
The two sides advocate for implementing exchanges and cooperation in human rights issues on the basis of equality and mutual respect, resolutely opposing “politicization”, “instrumentalization” and double standards in human rights issues, and resolutely opposing the use of human rights issues to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries.
Vietnam and China will strengthen coordination and cooperation in multilateral mechanisms such as the United Nations and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and support each other’s candidacy for international organizations. China supports Vietnam’s hosting of APEC 2027.
General Secretary and President To Lam met with Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Wang Huning on August 19. Photo: VNA
Vietnam and China have in-depth and sincere exchanges of opinions on maritime issues, emphasizing the need to better control and actively resolve maritime disputes, maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea and the region.
The two sides agreed to comply with the common perception of high-ranking leaders, jointly maintain peace and stability in the East Sea, persistently pursue friendly consultations, actively seek fundamental and long-term solutions that are acceptable to both sides in accordance with the “Agreement on basic principles guiding the settlement of maritime issues between Vietnam and China”, international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS 1982), and refrain from actions that complicate the situation or expand disputes.
The two countries promote discussions on cooperation for joint development at sea and discussions on delimitation of the sea area outside the Gulf of Tonkin to achieve substantial progress soon, actively promoting cooperation in less sensitive areas at sea.
Vietnam and China continue to comprehensively and effectively implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), on the basis of consensus and consultation, to soon reach a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC).
The two sides agreed that the state visit to China by General Secretary and President To Lam was a great success, playing an important role in promoting the building of the Vietnam-China Community of Shared Future, which is of strategic significance and beneficial to peace, stability and development in the region and the world.