No space to drive wedge between neighbors

In his meeting with President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, visiting Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh said his country opposes the politicization of economic issues and it will never allow a wedge to be driven between it and China.

Such remarks are certain to disappoint those who are looking for tensions or even frictions between the two sides.

Judging by the multiple consensuses China and Vietnam have reached on a wide range of fields during Pham's visit to China this week, the two socialist countries clearly cherish the common goal of deepening bilateral ties and expanding their cooperation in economic, strategic and even military fields.