High-level talks aim to advance cooperation

Editor's note: President Xi Jinping held separate meetings on Monday and Tuesday in Hanoi with Vietnamese President Luong Cuong, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Tran Thanh Man. Following are the highlights of the meetings.

Opposing unilateralism and power politics urged

China and Vietnam should respond to external uncertainties with the stability of bilateral, friendly cooperation and the advantages of the socialist system, in order to steer their community with a shared future forward in the correct direction, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday.

Xi made the remarks when meeting with Vietnamese President Luong Cuong in Hanoi.

Engaging in a trade war undermines the international trading system, destabilizes the global economic order and harms the legitimate interests of all countries, especially the vast number of developing nations, he emphasized.

Calling both countries important forces of the Global South, he called for China and Vietnam to strengthen coordination and cooperation, uphold the international system with the United Nations at its core and the international order based on international law, and jointly oppose power politics and unilateralism.

Evolving over the past 75 years from the traditional friendship of "comrades and brothers" to a community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, the China-Vietnam relationship has set a good example of friendly mutual support, solidarity and cooperation between countries, the Chinese president noted.

He called on the two neighbors to maintain high-level strategic communication and strengthen mutual learning and exchanges of experiences in party and state governance.

Beijing and Hanoi should continue deepening cooperation in defense and law enforcement, he said, urging both sides to implement the cooperation plan for synergizing the Belt and Road Initiative with Vietnam's Two Corridors and One Economic Circle strategy.

Luong Cuong said Vietnam firmly adheres to the one-China policy and resolutely opposes "Taiwan independence" separatist activities.

The country also supports China's positions on issues related to Xinjiang, Xizang and Hong Kong, and opposes all external interference in China's internal affairs, he added.