PM’s active role at WEF Tianjin makes Chinese headlines

Chinese media noted this marks the third consecutive year PM Chinh has attended the Summer Davos Forum in China, further underscoring his status as a familiar and welcomed figure. It highlighted the increasingly close cooperation and exchange between China and Vietnam, drawing further attention to his continued participation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivers remarks at the Vietnam – China Business Forum on June 24. (Photo: VNA)
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivers remarks at the Vietnam – China Business Forum on June 24. (Photo: VNA)

Beijing (VNA) – Chinese media has given prominent coverage to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s participation in the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin and his working visit to China.

On its official website, China Media Group (CMG) wrote that the 16th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the “Summer Davos Forum”, once again welcomed a special guest, Vietnamese PM Pham Minh Chinh, who has now attended the forum for three consecutive years.

The Chinese media affectionately referred to him as a “regular guest” of the Summer Davos. Amid global economic challenges, this year’s forum, themed “Entrepreneurship for a New Era”, provided both intellectual momentum for global development and an important open platform for economies, including Vietnam, to explore new growth drivers, address challenges, and achieve durable development.

The Beijing Daily’s online platform noted that this marks the third consecutive year PM Chinh has attended the Summer Davos Forum in China, further underscoring his status as a familiar and welcomed figure. It highlighted the increasingly close cooperation and exchange between China and Vietnam, drawing further attention to his continued participation.

In an article published by Beijing Evening News, the Vietnamese leader was quoted as emphasising that mutual loyalty and sense of responsibility have fostered close ties between the two countries. His attendance once again affirmed the increasingly close-knit cooperation between Vietnam and China.

The Tianjin municipal government’s portal also covered PM Chinh’s attendance at the Vietnam – China Business Forum, citing his remarks on bilateral relations and his call for deeper economic and trade partnerships. The PM stressed Vietnam’s commitment to creating a fair and open business environment for Chinese enterprises under its reform and opening-up policies, while promoting the building of a community with shared future between the two nations.

China News Service (Chinanews.com) ran an article highlighting PM Chinh’s appeal for greater unity and cooperation among Asian countries in the face of mounting challenges. He emphasised that Asia should work together to build a new era of prosperity and sustainability.

The article noted the PM’s identification of risks and challenges facing Asia, including rising protectionism, growth slowdown, climate change, and resource shortages, as well as big opportunities generated by Asia’s outstanding advantages in market scale, geopolitical position, and economic growth potential.

According to China News Service, PM Chinh asserted that Asia possesses strong political, economic, cultural, and social foundations, along with accumulated resilience and valuable experience to navigate difficulties and risks. He also stressed Asia’s active integration with other regions around the world, contributing to global peace, stability, and prosperity. He urged Asian nations to unite, cooperate, and act jointly for shared development, mutual benefits, and mutual success.

This writing also highlighted the leader’s proposal to establish an “Asian Innovation Network” to pool resources from research institutes, universities, and businesses, including those from China, and to create an “Asian Innovation Portal” to provide practical support for SMEs and startups.

Earlier, outlets such as Xinhua and Global Times reported on PM Chinh’s talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the forum’s sidelines. Premier Li noted that this year marks the 75th anniversary of China – Vietnam diplomatic relations. Since General Secretary and President Xi Jinping’s successful visit to Vietnam in April, the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries has continued to grow.

The host leader reaffirmed China’s commitment to implementing the outcomes of Xi’s visit and turning the shared blueprint for bilateral relations into a concrete roadmap for modernisation of both countries, and into a vivid “real-life picture” of a shared future that further benefits the two peoples.

Premier Li welcomed Vietnam’s participation as a BRICS partner country and pledged to cooperate in upholding free trade and the multilateral trading system, promoting a fair and inclusive multipolar world order, and enhancing economic globalisation, thus contributing to global peace and development./.

VNA

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