Hanoi (VNA) – Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei has lauded Vietnam’s outstanding socio-economic achievements during the tenure of the 13th National Party Congress and voiced his belief that the success of the 14th Congress will herald a new development phase, creating a strong impetus for the country’s development in the time ahead.
Commenting on Vietnam’s socio-economic performance, he told the Vietnam News Agency that over the past five years, under the leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), the development goals set forth by the 13th National Congress have been seriously and comprehensively implemented, focusing on the three strategic breakthroughs in institutions, human resources, and infrastructure. Vietnam has achieved many important results, meeting the expectations of the Party and the people.
He highlighted remarkable improvements in quantity, quality, and mindset, elaborating that in terms of quantity, Vietnam's economy has grown from 346 billion USD to 514 billion USD over the past five years, ranking 32nd globally. Average GDP growth has reached 6.3% per annum and exceeded 8% in 2025 – among the highest in Asia. Meanwhile, GDP per capita has surpassed 5,000 USD, officially placing Vietnam in the group of upper-middle-income countries.
Against the backdrop of global supply and production chain restructuring, these results clearly demonstrate the strong resilience and recovery capacity of the Vietnamese economy, the ambassador said.
In terms of quality, over 3,000km of expressways have been built and open to traffic in five years while the 500kV North – South power transmission line has had its main circuits completed, and the scale of the national power system has emerged to the second place in ASEAN.
Many important strategic projects such as Long Thanh International Airport have been accelerated and gradually become operational, helping improve people's life quality, ensure social security, and narrow the development gap among regions. Vietnam has also been increasingly integrating into global value chains with 17 free trade agreements in effect, covering more than 60 countries and territories that account for approximately 90% of global GDP, according to He.
Mentioning mindset improvement, which was described as a key factor, the ambassador said the CPV Central Committee has focused on removing institutional bottlenecks. For the first time, it has undertaken an intensive reform of the Party and State apparatus, and reorganised provincial-level administrative units, thereby enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of national governance.
With a long-term vision, Vietnam has issued many important resolutions on innovation, digital transformation, legal perfection, and the building of a rule-of-law socialist state, creating a solid foundation for entering a new stage of development, he noted.
When asked about the significance of the 14th National Congress of the CPV, the Chinese diplomat said the congress holds special importance as it takes place at a crucial point of time when the Vietnamese Party and people are striving towards the goals set for the 100th founding anniversary of the Party in 2030.
Domestically, Vietnam is in a critical transitional phase, inheriting the achievements of 40 years of Doi moi (Renewal) and opening up a new path of development. The country’s national strength and international prestige have continuously been enhanced; people's life quality improved significantly; the rule-of-law socialist state increasingly perfected; and administrative reform and the corruption fight achieved many remarkable results. However, Vietnam is also facing challenges such as the risk of falling into the middle-income trap, population aging, and the need to press on with institutional improvement.
Internationally, he added, the world is entering a period of profound upheaval; protectionism is on the rise; the international order encounters unprecedented challenges; and the Fourth Industrial Revolution is strongly impacting the global economy.
In this context, Vietnam is presented with both rare opportunities and intertwined complex challenges.
Given this, the 14th National Congress is significant for reviewing 40 years of Doi moi, formulating major directions and policies for the next five years and subsequent periods, and ushering in a new era of national development.
As comrades and brothers, China believes that the 14th National Congress will be that of solidarity and success, and the Vietnamese people, under the leadership of the Party Central Committee, will successfully achieve national development goals and confidently advance to a new era of development – one of peace, independence, democracy, prosperity, civilisation, and happiness, He remarked.
Sharing his view on Vietnam’s development prospects following the 14th National Party Congress, the ambassador said Vietnam marks the 14th National Party Congress as the as the starting point of a new era of national development, perceiving that the "era of the nation’s rise" is a crucial political point formulated by the CPV Central Committee, led by General Secretary To Lam, on the basis of the goals set for the Party’s and the country’s centenaries in 2030 and 2045, of which the top priority is to realise the target of becoming an upper-middle-income developing country with modern industry by 2030.
He emphasised China’s belief that under the unyielding leadership of the CPV Central Committee, the next five years will be a period of comprehensive development and strong breakthroughs for Vietnam, especially in its national governance capacity, overall strength, and influence and stature in the international arena.
The ambassador affirmed China’s continued support for Vietnam to remain steadfast in the socialist path that suits Vietnam’s conditions and realities, expressing confidence that the success of the 14th National Congress will create new and powerful momentum for national development in the new period./.
