Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded his bilateral dialogues with high-level visitors on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) with three meetings in the morning of October 20.
Meeting with Vietnamese President Võ Văn Thưởng, Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Vietnam have supported each other in their respective struggles for national liberation, forming a deep and enduring comrades-plus-brothers friendship. Both nations are moving ahead with their respective causes of socialist modernisation, seeing each other as a priority in their respective foreign policies and considering each other’s development as an opportunity for their own development. In the face of a changing international landscape and arduous tasks of domestic development, both countries should stay true to the original aspiration of carrying forward traditional friendship, bear in mind the shared ideals and mission, move forward hand in hand along the path of socialism to build a community of a shared future with strategic significance, and ensure that bilateral relations will always stay on the fast track of win-win cooperation and joint development.
For his part, Võ Văn Thưởng said that President Xi’s speech at the opening of the forum was visionary, encompassing both strategic planning and specific measures, showcasing the role of China as a major country and the role of the Communist Party of China (CPC) as a major party. It will have a significant impact in guiding future international cooperation and global development. Vietnam admires the significant achievements of the CPC in theoretical and practical innovation. President Xi’s governance philosophy has been inspiring to the party and government of Vietnam. Vietnam views China’s development as an opportunity and supports socialist China in developing itself and achieving its goal of building a strong China as scheduled. The Vietnamese side believes that China will make a greater contribution to world peace and development.
Meeting with General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith, Xi Jinping pointed out that the past 10 years have seen steady and important progress in building a China-Laos community with a shared future. To build such a community in a world of transformation and turbulence, with accelerated changes unseen in a century, has even greater value and strategic significance for the times, and has an exemplary and guiding role to play.
The Chinese leader emphasised that adhering to the Party leadership and the socialist direction is an essential feature of China-Laos relations. The two parties of China and Laos should continue to deepen political mutual trust, enhance governance capability, and strengthen communication and cooperation in such fields as politics and law enforcement security. The two sides need to tap deep into the potential of the China-Laos Railway, steadily advance the development of the China-Laos Economic Corridor, with a focus on development along the railroad, and actively advance the regional connectivity development outlook, to create a model for Belt and Road cooperation in the region. China will continue to provide assistance for Laos’ economic development to the best of its ability, encourage more Chinese enterprises to invest in the country, import more quality agricultural products from Laos, and expand bilateral cooperation in such fields as energy and mining. Laos will assume the rotating chairmanship of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) next year, and China is ready to support Laos in playing a greater role in regional and international affairs.
Thongloun Sisoulith congratulated China on successfully hosting the third BRF, and said that the current cooperation between Laos and China in various fields is being successfully advanced, and Laos sincerely thanks China for providing precious help in its economic and social development over the years. The construction and successful operation of the Laos-China Railway has greatly promoted the economic development of the country and has brought positive changes to the Lao people’s life. A new five-year action plan on building a Laos-China community with a shared future to be signed this time will further consolidate friendly cooperative relations between the two parties and two countries.
Xi Jinping also met with the President of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies Arthur Lira. He pointed out that during President Lula da Silva’s successful state visit to China this spring, they had a fruitful meeting and reached important common understandings on steering China-Brazil relations into a new era. China and Brazil are respectively the largest developing countries in the eastern and western hemispheres and emerging major countries with global influence. In the face of a world of change and disorder, the two sides should firmly support and echo each other. China supports Brazil’s hosting of the G20 Leaders’ Summit and the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change next year and is ready to strengthen coordination and cooperation with Brazil.
Xi Jinping emphasised that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Brazil strategic partnership, and next year the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two sides. Building on past achievements, China-Brazil relations have much more to accomplish.
Lira noted that Brazil-China relations are in a good shape, and cooperation with China has vigorously promoted Brazil’s economic and social development and increased Brazil’s employment and production capacity. China’s success is of great significance to the world, and China has always been an important partner of Brazil in development. He added that as the rotating president of the G20 next year, Brazil will step up communication and collaboration with China, and play its due role. He looks forward to welcoming President Xi Jinping’s visit to Brazil on that occasion.
The following reports were originally published on the website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
Xi Jinping Meets with Vietnamese President Võ Văn Thưởng
On the morning of October 20, 2023, President Xi Jinping met at the Great Hall of the People with Vietnamese President Võ Văn Thưởng who is in China to attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF).
Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Vietnam have supported each other in their respective struggles for national liberation, forming a deep and enduring comrades-plus-brothers friendship. Both nations are moving ahead with their respective causes of socialist modernization, seeing each other as a priority in their respective foreign policies and considering each other’s development as an opportunity for their own development. In the face of a changing international landscape and arduous tasks of domestic development, both countries should stay true to the original aspiration of carrying forward traditional friendship, bear in mind the shared ideals and mission, move forward hand in hand along the path of socialism to build a community of a shared future with strategic significance, and ensure that bilateral relations will always stay on the fast track of win-win cooperation and joint development.
Xi emphasized that both China and Vietnam are committed to a people-centered development philosophy. It is important that the two sides maintain strategic communication, learn from each other, and pursue strategies for national prosperity and development that suit their own national conditions. Both countries should stay committed to the principle of “planning together, building together, and benefiting together”, and move more quickly to synergize the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the “Two Corridors, One Economic Belt” initiative by fully leveraging their strengths in geographical proximity and industrial complementarity. Priority should be given to advancing cooperation in strategic areas like connectivity and bolstering collaboration in emerging sectors such as e-commerce. China stands ready to further increase the import of high-quality Vietnamese products. The two countries should continue to forge closer bonds between the two peoples and at sub-national levels, especially among the younger generation, so as to pass on the traditional friendship from generation to generation.
Võ Văn Thưởng congratulated China on successfully hosting the third BRF. He noted that the participation of representatives from more than 150 countries reflects the international community’s affirmation and support of the BRI. Over the past decade, the BRI has become an open, inclusive, and high-quality international cooperation platform, contributing significantly to the development of relevant nations and friendship among the people. President Xi’s speech at the opening of the forum was visionary, encompassing both strategic planning and specific measures, showcasing the role of China as a major country and the role of the Communist Party of China (CPC) as a major party. It will have a significant impact in guiding future international cooperation and global development. Vietnam admires the significant achievements of the CPC in theoretical and practical innovation. President Xi’s governance philosophy has been inspiring to the party and government of Vietnam. Vietnam views China’s development as an opportunity and supports socialist China in developing itself and achieving its goal of building a strong China as scheduled. The Vietnamese side believes that China will make a greater contribution to world peace and development. Vietnam firmly adheres to the one-China principle, and is ready to maintain high-level strategic communication with China, upgrade the positioning of Vietnam-China relations, and continuously enrich the substance of the bilateral comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in the new era.
Cai Qi and Wang Yi attended the meeting.
Xi Jinping Meets with General Secretary of Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith
On the morning of October 20, 2023, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the Great Hall of the People with General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith who is in China to attend the third Belt and Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) and pay a working visit to China.
Xi Jinping pointed out that the past 10 years have seen steady and important progress in building a China-Laos community with a shared future. To build such a community in a world of transformation and turbulence with accelerated changes unseen in a century has even greater value and strategic significance for the times, and has an exemplary and guiding role to play. China and Laos should take the signing of a new five-year action plan on building a China-Laos community with a shared future as an opportunity to add new dimensions to the relations between the two parties and two countries, and inject new impetus into peace, stability, development and prosperity in the region and beyond.
Xi Jinping emphasized that adhering to the Party leadership and the socialist direction is an essential feature of China-Laos relations. The two parties of China and Laos should continue to deepen political mutual trust, enhance governance capability, and strengthen communication and cooperation in such fields as politics and law enforcement security. The two sides need to tap deep into the potential of the China-Laos Railway, steadily advance the development of the China-Laos Economic Corridor with focus on development along the railroad, and actively advance the regional connectivity development outlook, to create a model for Belt and Road cooperation in the region. China will continue to provide assistance for Laos’ economic development to the best of its ability, encourage more Chinese enterprises to invest in the country, import more quality agricultural products from Laos, and expand bilateral cooperation in such fields as energy and mining. Laos will assume the rotating chairmanship of ASEAN next year, and China is ready to support Laos in playing a greater role in regional and international affairs.
Thongloun Sisoulith congratulated China on successfully hosting the third BRF, and said that the Forum has demonstrated the important outcomes of the Belt and Road Initiative over the past 10 years. In particular, the eight major steps announced by Comrade General Secretary Xi Jinping to support the joint pursuit of Belt and Road cooperation have injected new impetus into high-quality Belt and Road development. The current cooperation between Laos and China in various fields is being successfully advanced, and Laos sincerely thanks China for providing Laos with precious help in its economic and social development over the years. The construction and successful operation of the Laos-China Railway has greatly promoted the economic development of the country, and has brought positive changes to the Lao people’s life. A new five-year action plan on building a Laos-China community with a shared future to be signed this time will further consolidate friendly cooperative relations between the two parties and two countries. Laos is ready to strengthen high-level interaction with China, deepen exchanges of governance experience, advance practical cooperation on such projects as the Laos-China Economic Corridor, and strengthen coordination and cooperation on ASEAN-China relations and regional issues, so as to promote the new development of Laos-China relations.
After the meeting, Xi Jinping and Thongloun Sisoulith jointly signed an Action Plan on Building a China-Laos Community with a Shared Future (2024-2028) between the Communist Party of China and the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, and jointly witnessed the signing of multiple bilateral cooperation documents in such fields as Belt and Road cooperation, digital economy, media, culture, tourism, health, and customs inspection and quarantine.
Cai Qi and Wang Yi were present at the above events.
Xi Jinping Meets with President of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies Arthur Lira
On the morning of October 20, 2023, President Xi Jinping met with President of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies Arthur Lira at the Great Hall of the People.
Xi Jinping pointed out that during President Lula da Silva’s successful state visit to China this spring, they had a fruitful meeting and reached important common understandings on steering China-Brazil relations into a new era. China and Brazil are respectively the largest developing countries in the eastern and western hemispheres and emerging major countries with global influence. In the face of a world of change and disorder, the two sides should firmly support and echo each other. Xi noted that the Belt and Road Initiative is highly compatible with Brazil’s re-industrialization policy and the new version of the ”Accelerated Growth Plan”, and can be synergized to boost the modernization drive of the two countries. China supports Brazil’s hosting of the G20 Leaders’ Summit and the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change next year, and is ready to strengthen coordination and cooperation with Brazil.
Xi Jinping emphasized that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Brazil strategic partnership, and next year the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two sides. Building on past achievements, China-Brazil relations have much more to accomplish. Xi noted that the Brazilian Congress is an important driving force behind the development of China-Brazil relations, expressed the hope that President Lira and members of the Congress will actively promote China-Brazil exchanges and cooperation and contribute to the greater development of China-Brazil relations.
Lira said it is a great honor for him to lead a delegation to China for the first time in the capacity of President of Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies, and he would like to congratulate China on successfully hosting the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. He noted that Brazil-China relations are in a good shape, and cooperation with China has vigorously promoted Brazil’s economic and social development and increased Brazil’s employment and production capacity. China’s success is of great significance to the world, and China has always been an important partner of Brazil in development. Brazil hopes to further synergize development strategies of the two countries, and the Brazilian Congress stands ready to step up exchanges with China’s National People’s Congress, and take the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations next year as an opportunity to promote Brazil-China relations to a new height. Lira remarked that as the rotating president of the G20 next year, Brazil will step up communication and collaboration with China, and play its due role. He looks forward to welcoming President Xi Jinping’s visit to Brazil on that occasion.
Cai Qi and Wang Yi attended the meeting.
