Presidents vow to advance solidarity, cooperation

President Xi Jinping emphasized on Wednesday the need for China and Vietnam to deepen win-win cooperation and make the pie of common interests even bigger, as they forge ahead with the building of a China-Vietnam community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.

In talks with Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong in Hanoi, Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said the two sides should focus on six major goals — higher political mutual trust, more practical security cooperation, deeper pragmatic cooperation, a stronger foundation of public opinion, closer multilateral coordination, and better management of differences — to translate the vision into concrete outcomes.

The leadership of the two parties and two countries should continue to maintain in-depth strategic communication through flexible means and jointly enhance the modernization level of governance systems and governance capabilities, Xi said.