BEIJING – President Xi Jinping said China will keep its neighborhood policy consistent and stable, bringing more benefits to its neighbors through Chinese modernization and jointly moving forward Asia's modernization process.

Xi, also the general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in a signed article published by the Nhan Dan newspaper of Vietnam on Tuesday prior to his visit to the country, titled "Building a China-Vietnam Community with a Shared Future That Carries Strategic Significance And Writing Together a New Chapter in Our Modernization Drive."

China will remain committed to the guidelines of developing friendship and partnership with its neighbors and fostering an amicable, secure and prosperous neighborhood, he said, adding that the country, at the same time, will seek to add new substance to the principles of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness.

FULL TEXT: Xi's article on Vietnam's Nhan Dan newspaper

China will bring more benefits to its neighbors through Chinese modernization, jointly move forward Asia's modernization process, and provide new development opportunities for Vietnam and other Asian countries, he said.

We need to deepen exchanges on the theory and practices of socialist development, fend off external risks and challenges together, and ensure steady and sustained progress in our socialist endeavors.

Xi Jinping, President, China

"I believe that a China-Vietnam community with a shared future that carries strategic significance will draw more countries to the great cause of building an Asian community with a shared future as well as building a community with a shared future for mankind. It will lend more positive energy to our efforts for long-term development and good-neighborliness in Asia, and make greater contributions to peace and development of the world," said the Chinese leader.

The two countries need to properly manage differences and expand the consensus for a China-Vietnam community with a shared future, he said.

"Both sides need to act on the common understandings reached by the leaders of our two parties and countries, properly manage differences on maritime issues, and jointly look for mutually acceptable solutions," Xi said.

Developing ties with Vietnam a priority

The CPC and the Chinese government always take it as a priority in neighborhood diplomacy to develop relations with Vietnam, sincerely hoping that the two nations will promote the building of a community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, said Xi.

China and Vietnam should firmly support each other in pursuing the socialist path suited to their respective national realities, and both countries should coordinate two priorities, i.e., development and security, and jointly act on the GDI (Global Development Initiative), the GSI (Global Security Initiative) and the GCI (Global Civilization Initiative), he said.

“We need to deepen exchanges on the theory and practices of socialist development, fend off external risks and challenges together, and ensure steady and sustained progress in our socialist endeavors," said Xi.

Stressing the need to make good use of the two countries’ complementary strengths, he said: “Among others, we should accelerate synergizing the BRI and the Two Corridors and One Economic Circle strategy, and broaden cooperation in such areas as connectivity, SOE reform, green energy and critical minerals, in a bid to better serve our respective national development and benefit our two peoples.”

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The Chinese president underscored the importance of stepping up friendly exchanges. “We should enhance friendly cooperation and exchanges, and make full use of counterpart exchange mechanisms such as central media outlets, think tanks, cultural and tourism departments, publishers, as well as radio, film and television institutions.”

The two countries should deepen cooperation in Chinese language education, vocational education, sports and health, he said.

“We should also have more direct flights between us. China will encourage more tourists to visit Vietnam to experience the unique charm of the Vietnamese culture and history.”

China, Vietnam on promising path

The CPC and the Communist Party of Vietnam as well as the two countries have found a promising path of jointly building a community with a shared future for mankind, said President Xi.

Pointing out that this year marks the 15th anniversary of the China-Vietnam comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, he said, "No matter how the global environment has changed, our two parties and countries have worked together to uphold peace and tranquility, pursue development and cooperation, and promote prosperity and progress. We have found a promising path of jointly building a community with a shared future for mankind.”

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The two countries have conducted exchanges with mutual trust. Leaders of the two parties and countries have visited each other frequently like relatives, Xi said.

Asia is our common home. Neighboring countries cannot be moved away.

Xi Jinping

China and Vietnam have enhanced their common interests with mutually beneficial cooperation. China has long been Vietnam's largest trading partner, and Vietnam is China's biggest trading partner in ASEAN and the fourth largest globally, he said.

As two vocal advocates of multilateralism, both China and Vietnam value the importance of dialogue, consultation, and peaceful cooperation, and firmly uphold the basic norms of international relations underpinned by the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, noted the Chinese president.

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"We support each other on issues involving our respective core interests and major concerns, and maintain close coordination in regional and international cooperation mechanisms.”

Calling Vietnam an important player in the Group of Friends of the GDI, he added: “It supports the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative and supports China's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.”

‘Community building should start from Asia’

Building a community with a shared future for mankind should start from Asia, the Chinese leader said.

“It has been 10 years since I first put forth the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the principles of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness for China's foreign policy toward neighboring countries. Building a community with a shared future for mankind should start from Asia,” he said.

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"Asia is our common home. Neighboring countries cannot be moved away. Helping one's neighbor is helping oneself, and good neighbors wish each other well.”

China is ready to better align its development with that of its neighbors, and work with them together to build a community with a shared future and deliver a better life to all, he said.