A welcoming crowd of hundreds of people waves the national flags of China and Vietnam on Dec 12, 2023 on the streets of Hanoi, Vietnam, while waiting for the arrival of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, who is making a state visit to the country. (FENG YONGBIN / CHINA DAILY)

HANOI - China and Vietnam on Wednesday agreed to strengthen cooperation in traditional and non-traditional security fields and expand bilateral trade.

Both sides will enhance cooperation in fighting terrorism and telecom network fraud, as well as in entry and exit control, immigration, illegal entry and exit, and hunt for fugitives, according to a joint statement issued here during the state visit to Vietnam by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president.

The two countries will also strengthen intelligence exchanges as well as experience sharing and cooperation in fighting external interventions and secessions, and guarding against reactionary and hostile forces' attempts of "peaceful evolution," "color revolution" and separatist activities

The two countries will also strengthen intelligence exchanges as well as experience sharing and cooperation in fighting external interventions and secessions, and guarding against reactionary and hostile forces' attempts of "peaceful evolution," "color revolution" and separatist activities.

Both sides also agree to strengthen cooperation in combating violations of religious and foreign NGO management laws, said the statement.

ALSO READ: Xi: China, Vietnam need to guard against external forces

China and Vietnam also agreed to take concrete measures to expand bilateral trade in a balanced and sustainable manner, according to a joint statement.

The two countries will give full play to the role of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the China-ASEAN free-trade zone, and enhance cooperation on the platforms of the China International Import Expo, the China-ASEAN Expo, the China Import and Export Fair to expand exports of each other's competitive products.

China will actively promote the access procedures for Vietnamese agricultural products including fresh coconuts, frozen fruit products, oranges, avocados and other fresh fruits, medicinal plants and meat products, while Vietnam will actively promote the import of Chinese sturgeon.

Vietnam supports China's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership on the basis of meeting standards and procedures. The two sides will work together to well implement the RCEP and promote regional economic connectivity, said the statement.

READ MORE: Beijing, Hanoi reach key consensuses

China and Vietnam also agreed to continue stepping up high-level contacts between the two parties and two countries through such forms as exchange of visits and letters, sending special envoys, hotlines, annual gatherings and meetings on multilateral occasions.

The two sides agree to conduct timely strategic communication on major issues of bilateral relations and international and regional situations of common concern, and provide strategic guidance for sound and stable development of relations between the two parties and two countries in the new era, said the statement.