A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Nguyen Thanh Nghi, member of the Political Bureau, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee, and head of the committee’s Commission for Policy and Strategy, paid a working visit to China from November 1 to 5. The visit followed the fifth plenary session of the 20th central committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
Nghi met with Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC); held talks with He Lifeng, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice Premier, and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Financial and Economic Affairs; and had a working session with Lu Hao, member of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Development Research Centre of the State Council of China.
He congratulated China on its tremendous and comprehensive development achievements and the success of the fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, held from October 26–29, describing it as an important theoretical preparation for the CPC’s 21st National Congress. He further expressed confidence that China would successfully implement the Resolution of the 20th National Congress of the CPC, successfully convene the 21st National Congress, and achieve its goal of building China into a modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful.
Nghi also briefed the Chinese side on the implementation of the resolution of Vietnam’s 14th National Party Congress and the country’s socio-economic development, as well as several key policies and orientations adopted at the fourth plenum of the Party Central Committee.
Highlighting the long-standing friendship between Vietnam and China and Vietnam’s policy of giving top priority to developing ties with China, he affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State stand ready to work with their Chinese counterparts to further strengthen political trust, enhance strategic connectivity, elevate substantive cooperation and support each other in their respective development processes.
Appreciating the significance of the visit, which followed a series of exchanges and meetings between the two countries’ high-ranking leaders, the Chinese leaders affirmed that China always regards relations with Vietnam as a priority in its neighbourhood diplomacy and supports Vietnam in playing a greater international role.
The two sides spoke highly of the positive and comprehensive progress in Vietnam-China relations and agreed to strengthen the leadership and guidance of the two Parties over ministries, sectors, agencies and localities in both countries.
China welcomed Vietnam’s participation in its ‘Big Market for All: Export to China’ initiative. It also expressed readiness to further increase imports of Vietnamese agricultural products and support capable Chinese enterprises in expanding investment in Vietnam.
Following the talks in Beijing the delegation visited Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province.
The following articles were originally published by Nhân Dân and the Xinhua News Agency.
CPV delegation pays working visit to China
November 2 (Nhân Dân) – A delegation of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) led by Nguyen Thanh Nghi, member of the Political Bureau, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee, and head of the committee’s Commission for Policy and Strategy, is paying a working visit to China from November 1 to 5.
On November 2, Nghi met with Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
Nghi also held talks with He Lifeng, member of the Political Bureau, Vice Premier, and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Financial and Economic Affairs; and had a working session with Lu Hao, member of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Development Research Centre of the State Council of China.
At the meetings, Nghi conveyed regards from General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and President To Lam and other key Vietnamese leaders to Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping and other high-ranking Chinese leaders.
He congratulated China on its tremendous and comprehensive development achievements and the success of the fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, held from October 26–29, describing it as an important theoretical preparation for the CPC’s 21st National Congress.
The official expressed confidence that China would successfully implement the Resolution of the 20th National Congress of the CPC, successfully convene the 21st National Congress, and achieve its goal of building China into a modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful.
Nghi briefed the Chinese side on the implementation of the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress and Viet Nam’s socio-economic development, as well as several key policies and orientations adopted at the fourth plenum of the Party Central Committee.
Highlighting the long-standing friendship between Viet Nam and China and Viet Nam’s policy of giving top priority to developing ties with China, he affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State stand ready to work with their Chinese counterparts to further strengthen political trust, enhance strategic connectivity, elevate substantive cooperation and support each other in their respective development processes.
The Chinese leaders congratulated Viet Nam on its major development achievements and the success of the fourth plenum of the 14th Party Central Committee. They expressed support for Viet Nam, under the leadership of the CPV, headed by General Secretary and President Lam, in successfully implementing the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress and achieving its two centenary goals.
Appreciating the significance of the visit, which followed a series of exchanges and meetings between the two countries’ high-ranking leaders, the Chinese leaders affirmed that China always regards relations with Viet Nam as a priority in its neighbourhood diplomacy and supports Viet Nam in playing a greater international role.
China will work with Viet Nam to continuously advance the building of the Viet Nam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, they affirmed.
The two sides spoke highly of the positive and comprehensive progress in Viet Nam-China relations and agreed to strengthen the leadership and guidance of the two Parties over ministries, sectors, agencies and localities in both countries.
They also agreed to continue translating high-level common perceptions into concrete action, particularly the outcomes of the recent state visit to China by General Secretary and President Lam; maintain regular high-level exchanges; proactively review and resolutely expedite the implementation of measures to make practical cooperation increasingly effective and substantive; further promote people-to-people exchanges; and properly manage and settle differences to jointly maintain peace and stability in the region.
Nghi proposed that the two sides synchronously implement measures and policies to foster more balanced and sustainable bilateral trade, particularly by facilitating deeper access for Vietnamese goods to the Chinese market.
He also called for stronger connectivity through synchronised, modern and multimodal infrastructure, particularly by accelerating the development of railway links between the two countries and international rail transport services; greater focus on high-quality investment cooperation and power connectivity; more significant breakthroughs in science and technology, innovation and high-quality human resource training; further measures to deliver positive results in tourism cooperation in connection with the 2026–2027 Viet Nam-China Year of Tourism Cooperation; and the early establishment of a Committee for Cooperation in Education and Training.
The Chinese leaders called on the two sides to effectively implement high-level Party-to-Party exchange mechanisms and cooperation plans between the two Parties, while enhancing the effectiveness of theoretical exchanges and cadre training.
They also proposed making better use of the diplomatic, defence and public security dialogue mechanisms and the Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation; further strengthening strategic development connectivity between the two countries; promoting railway links; and stepping up cooperation in trade, investment, smart border gates, cross-border economic cooperation zones, science and technology, the digital economy and the green economy.
China welcomed Viet Nam’s participation in its ‘Big Market for All: Export to China’ initiative. It also expressed readiness to further increase imports of Vietnamese agricultural products and support capable Chinese enterprises in expanding investment in Viet Nam.
The two sides agreed to continue implementing people-to-people exchange programmes, including the Red Journey, effectively organise the Year of Tourism Cooperation between the two countries, and expand cooperation in education, culture and local-level exchanges.
The two sides spoke highly of the cooperation between the Vietnamese Commission for Policy and Strategy and the Office of the Central Commission for Financial and Economic Affairs and the Development Research Centre of the State Council of China.
They discussed measures to further enhance the effectiveness of cooperation, focusing on increasing delegation exchanges, strengthening training and capacity-building for officials, establishing regular research coordination channels, and organising thematic seminars and online discussions. These activities would facilitate the timely sharing of theoretical and practical achievements, particularly experience in providing strategic policy advice on development planning for the two Parties and countries.
Earlier, on November 1, Nghi and the delegation met with officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in China.
In the following days, the delegation is scheduled to visit Zhejiang province.
China’s top political advisor meets CPV delegation
BEIJING, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) — China’s top political advisor Wang Huning Monday met in Beijing with a Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) delegation led by Nguyen Thanh Nghi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPV Central Committee, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and Chairman of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for Policies and Strategies.
Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said China stands ready to work with Vietnam to continue implementing the important consensus reached by the top leaders of the two parties and two countries.
Wang called on the two sides to deepen exchanges and mutual learning on experience in party governance and state administration, and advance the building of a higher-level China-Vietnam community with a shared future that carries strategic significance. The National Committee of the CPPCC is ready to make positive contributions to this end, he added.
Wang also briefed the Vietnamese side on the fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee.
Nguyen Thanh Nghi extended warm congratulations on the successful convening of the fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee.
Noting that Vietnam always views its relations with China as a strategic choice and top priority, Nguyen Thanh Nghi said Vietnam is ready to work with China to jointly implement the important consensus of the top leaders of the two parties and two countries and strengthen inter-party exchanges.
Senior Chinese, Vietnamese officials hold talks in Beijing
BEIJING, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) — Senior Chinese official He Lifeng held talks with Nguyen Thanh Nghi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and secretary of the CPV Central Committee, in Beijing on Monday.
The two sides exchanged views on topics such as economic relations between China and Vietnam, and bilateral economic and trade exchanges and cooperation.
He, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said China is ready to work with Vietnam to jointly implement the important common understandings reached between the general secretaries of the two parties.
He, also director of the Office of the Central Commission for Financial and Economic Affairs, said China is willing to maintain close strategic communication with Vietnam and deepen economic exchanges and mutual learning from each other’s experience to advance the building of a higher-level China-Vietnam community with a shared future.
Nguyen Thanh Nghi, also chairman of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for Policies and Strategies, said Vietnam is willing to work with China to strengthen the synergy of development strategies and cooperation in economy, trade and other fields, and push for greater progress in the relations between the two parties and the two countries.
CPV delegation pays working visit to China’s Zhejiang province
November 4 (Nhân Dân) – As part of its ongoing visit to China, a delegation of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) led by Nguyen Thanh Nghi, Politburo member, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Policy and Strategy, has paid a working trip to Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province – one of China’s leading localities in economic development and innovation.
On November 4, Nghi met with Xu Wenguang, member of the Standing Committee of the Zhejiang provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Executive Vice Governor of Zhejiang.
Expressing his pleasure at visiting Zhejiang, Nghi congratulated the province on its outstanding achievements in various fields in recent years.
Highlighting the positive cooperation between Zhejiang and Vietnamese localities, he affirmed that the Party and State of Viet Nam always attach great importance to, support and stand ready to create the best possible conditions for the expansion of friendly exchanges and substantive, mutually beneficial cooperation between Vietnamese ministries, sectors and localities and Zhejiang.
He said many of Zhejiang’s strengths match Viet Nam’s development orientations, calling on the province to further deepen its friendship with Ho Chi Minh City and Hue city, both of which have established friendly relations with Zhejiang, while welcoming its efforts to expand ties with other potential Vietnamese localities.
He asked Zhejiang to facilitate the import of more high-quality agricultural and aquatic products from Viet Nam, making full use of the complementarity of the two sides’ import – export structures to boost bilateral trade.
The CPV official also encouraged reputable and capable Zhejiang-based enterprises to increase investment in Viet Nam, particularly in areas they are strong at, including infrastructure development, the digital economy and the green economy.
He called for stronger cooperation and experience sharing with Vietnamese localities in logistics, e-commerce, private-sector development, smart urban management, innovation, and natural disaster prevention and control, adding that it is also necessary to further step up cooperation in tourism, culture and education, particularly high-quality human resources training.
Nghi proposed that Zhejiang continue supporting the Vietnamese Consulate General in Shanghai in fulfilling its duties and create favourable conditions for the Vietnamese community living, studying and working in the province.
For his part, Xu welcomed Nghi and the CPV delegation to Zhejiang and congratulated Viet Nam on its development achievements.
He briefed the guests on the implementation of policies and resolutions adopted by the CPC Central Committee, Zhejiang’s socio-economic development, and the province’s experience and strengths in reform, innovation and private-sector development.
Highlighting the longstanding friendship between Zhejiang and Viet Nam, the host agreed with Nghi’s cooperation proposals.
He spoke highly of the cooperation between Zhejiang and Viet Nam, particularly Vietnamese localities, affirming that the province treasures relations with Viet Nam and stands ready to strengthen substantive cooperation across various fields in line with the orientations set by the senior leaders of the two Parties and the two countries.
During their stay in Zhejiang, the CPV delegation visited the Hangzhou City Planning Exhibition Hall and toured several leading Chinese and Zhejiang-based establishments and enterprises in high-tech manufacturing and e-commerce.
