Hanoi (VNA) - A vibrant Vietnam–China friendship cultural exchange programme was held in Beijing on September 21 as part of activities celebrating the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the Year of Vietnam–China Humanistic Exchange in 2025.
Representatives from the Vietnamese Embassy, the China–ASEAN Centre, Vietnamese provinces, including Nghe An, Quang Tri, and Tay Ninh, as well as leaders of businesses and heads of associations from both sides, attended the event.
In his remarks, Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Thanh Binh highlighted the longstanding cultural and historical ties between the two nations, referring to them as friendly neighbours whose mountains and rivers are connected. Over the past 75 years, the relationship of both comrades and brothers has become a shared valuable asset of both Parties, Governments, and the people of Vietnam and China.
The ambassador reaffirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to strengthening and developing friendly and cooperative relations with China, considering this a consistent policy, an objective requirement, a strategic choice and a top priority in its foreign policy. The relationship is now at its best, with strengthened political trust and robust people-to-people exchanges, helping to drive tourism, trade, and investment ties.
Binh stressed that cultural exchange has constantly bridged the two countries' people, and become a highlight in the bilateral relations. During his working visit to China in November 2024, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh underlined the importance of cultural and tourism cooperation in advancing the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and building a Vietnam-China Community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, he said.
Both sides are committed to implementing the Vietnam–China Cultural and Tourism Cooperation Plan for the 2023–2027 period, aiming to concretise new contents of the bilateral relationship into practical outcomes.
The ambassador expressed his confidence that withgreat attention of the governments and agencies, and support from the business communities of both nations, cultural and tourism cooperation between Vietnam and China will further develop, helping to deepen mutual understanding.
Shi Zhongjun, Secretary-General of the China–ASEAN Centre, highlighted the shared cultural affinity and geographic closeness between the two countries. Under the China–Vietnam Joint Statement, the two sides will continue to deepen the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. Both nations view each other’s development as their own opportunity and remain committed to the principle of long-term stability, friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive cooperation, he said. Shi described the exchange as a celebration of friendship and expressed his hope that cultural dialogue would further enrich Vietnam – China and China – ASEAN ties.
The programme featured traditional and contemporary performances, including “chau van” singing with “Co Doi Thuong Ngan” and the southern Vietnamese classic “Da co hoai lang,” alongside Chinese face-changing opera and instrumental folk music. Fashion collections by Vietnamese designers Quynh Paris, Ivan Tran, and Le Huu Nhan were also showcased./.
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