Minister-Counselor Yin Haihong speaks at the 69th anniversary of China’s National Day in Hanoi in 2018 (Source: quandoinhandan.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The relations between China and Vietnam as well as between the twoParties of the two countries are growing well, said Minister-Counselor YinHaihong at the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi at a press conference on December 12.
In reply toquestions on the relations between the two countries, Yin said leaders of bothcountries paid attention to directing bilateral cooperation and held strategicdiscussions on important issues in bilateral ties as well as in the worldsituation.
She expressed thehope that the trend of cooperation will continue to be maintained.
The diplomat alsoinformed that economic and trade ties between Vietnam and China are expanding,with Vietnam now one of the top 10 trade partners of China, while China hasbeen a leading trade partner of Vietnam for many years.
She noted that thetwo countries have set up numerous cooperative mechanisms, such as forums,people-to-people exchanges and youth exchanges, and the number of Chinesetourists visiting Vietnam is rising, contributing to promoting mutualunderstanding between the two peoples.
Meanwhile, thetwo Parties have exchanged many delegations to share experience and learn fromeach other, the diplomat said, adding that defence-security cooperation also provedto be fruitful.
At the pressconference, the Chinese Embassy also announced outcomes of the 4th plenarysession of the Communist Party of China’s 19th Central Committee,which was held in late October this year, and information on the 20th anniversary of Macau’s return to China./.
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