A programme entitled “ Vietnam – China : Close Neighbours” wasbroadcast live on Dec.14 to celebrate the long-lasting friendshipbetween the two countries.
The first of its kind, theTele-show was made at the Hanoi Cultural Friendship Palace andthe Guangxi Television Studio.
Through moving storiesdemonstrating the close ties between two sides, it conveyed the messagethat Vietnam and China would move towards peace and prosperitytogether.
During 1949, at the request of China , Vietnamsent an army to assist in the One Hundred Thousand GreatMountains military campaign in Guangxi to fight Chiang Kai-shek’sarmy. The bravery of Vietnamese soldiers contributed to the victory ofthe People’s Liberation Army, which led to the establishment of thePeople’s Republic of China on October 1 the same year.
When Vietnam underwent turmoil between 1965-69 in the American War,many young Chinese came to Vietnam to work at construction sites innorthern localities including Thai Nguyen Province and HaiPhong City , braving the hardships for the benefit of independence.
Such memories were still vivid in the mind of these Chinese, now in their 70s.
“Eventhough I’m 100 per cent Chinese, half of my heart belongs to Viet Nam ,” one man said./.