Builders of regional momentum

Editor's note: This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Vietnam. Over the past more than seven decades, the two countries have conducted cooperation in fields such as economy and trade, and managed differences while safeguarding peace and stability in the region. Five experts share their views on the issue with China Daily.

Mutual trust, respect and benefits will form the essential cornerstone needed to strengthen Vietnam-China bilateral relations. China has been Vietnam's first comprehensive strategic partner since 2008 and is now its largest trading partner, while Vietnam stands as China's biggest trading partner within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The recent Vietnam-China joint statements on advancing their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and building a Vietnam-China community with a shared future, which carry strategic significance, aim to elevate bilateral ties to new heights in this historic era of development for both countries.

President Xi Jinping's visit to Vietnam, as part of his first overseas trip this year, comes less than two years after his historic visit in December 2023, and it marks another milestone in the two neighbors' bilateral relations.