BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on China and Vietnam to step up connectivity, jointly build frontier platform for new quality productive forces cooperation, and build stable and smooth cross-border industrial and supply chains.

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Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during his phone talks with To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee.