BEIJING, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese and Vietnamese navies will carry out their 38th joint patrol in the waters of the Beibu Gulf on April 16 and 17, based on relevant agreements and arrangements between the two militaries, a statement issued by China's Ministry of National Defense said on Sunday. This move will further enhance pragmatic cooperation between the two militaries and improve their ability to jointly safeguard the security of relevant waters, according to the statement.
HONG KONG, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia from Monday to Friday, marking his first overseas trip of the year. The journey underscores the emphasis China places on its Southeast Asian neighbors -- partners bound not only by geographical proximity, but by decades of cooperation and mutual support.
BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that China and Vietnam should strengthen their efforts on all fronts to build the China-Vietnam community with a shared future, and contribute more to peace, stability, development and prosperity in Asia and the world at large. Xi made the remarks in a signed article titled "Building on past achievements and making new advances in pursuit of shared goals.
As President Xi Jinping starts a three-nation visit to Southeast Asia on Monday, observers at home and abroad said the latest move of head-of-state diplomacy is a testament to China's long-term commitment to deepening all-around cooperation with neighboring countries in order to safeguard peace and stability in the region and beyond. The five-day trip, during which Xi will visit Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia, is also a timely and critical one for boosting the confidence of countries in the region and providing more certainty for regional economic development amid the chaos brought by the United States' launch of a tariff war, they said.
BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The upcoming visits by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia are his first trips abroad this year and hold significant importance for the overall development of China's relations with the three countries and ASEAN as a whole, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. Spokesperson Lin Jian told a daily press briefing that the visits are also expected to inject new momentum for peace and development in the region and the world at large.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, and To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and then Vietnamese president, who is on a state visit to China, have a small chat over tea in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 19, 2024.
BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- China and Vietnam will hold their 9th Border Defense Friendship Exchange from April 11 to 17, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense announced Friday. The event, part of the two countries' annual military exchange plan, is set to take place in designated areas and ports in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Vietnam's Lang Son Province.
BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Vietnam from April 14 to 15, at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Luong Cuong, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced here on Friday. President Xi will also pay state visits to Malaysia and Cambodia from April 15 to 18, at the invitation of King of Malaysia Sultan Ibrahim and King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia, the spokesperson said.
