Xi pledges to cement ties with Vietnam

Leaders agree to uphold regional peace, stability

China and Vietnam have agreed to consolidate their traditional friendship, strengthen the strategic communication between them, enhance political mutual trust and properly handle their differences in order to constantly take their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in the new era to a new level.

During their talks on Monday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, vowed to not allow anyone, any forces or the South China Sea issue to undermine the ties between the two parties and the two countries.

Trong, who started his three-day official visit to China on Sunday, is the first foreign leader Xi has received since the conclusion of the 20th CPC National Congress, which elected the 20th CPC Central Committee with Xi at the core.

Xi, who is also China's president, briefed the Vietnamese leader about the 20th CPC National Congress. He said that the two parties should seek happiness for the people and progress for humanity and jointly cope with the complex international environment and grave risks and challenges.