The Socialist Republic of Vietnam has expressed condolences to China on the death on August 12 of former Premier Zhu Rongji, acclaiming his contributions to China’s socialist cause and to the friendship between the two countries.
The top Vietnamese leaders sent messages of condolence to their Chinese counterparts on August 14.
The messages described Zhu as an outstanding leader who made important contributions to China’s reform and opening up and its integration into the global economy. The Party, State and people of Vietnam always value the former Chinese leader’s significant contributions to the development of Vietnam–China relations in the early years of the 21st century, the messages added.
The key Vietnamese leaders further expressed their belief that under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee with General Secretary and President Xi Jinping at its core, the Chinese people will turn grief into strength and continue to score even greater accomplishments in building China into a modern, strong, prosperous, democratic, civilised, harmonious and beautiful socialist country.
On the morning of August 18, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung led a delegation representing the Party and State as well as the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) to the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi to sign the book of condolences.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam, National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man and Permanent member of the CPV Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu sent condolence wreaths.
At the ceremony, Prime Minister Hung conveyed deep condolences from Party General Secretary and President Lam, National Assembly President Man, Permanent member of the CPV Central Committee’s Secretariat Tu, and other high-ranking Vietnamese officials to General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President Xi Jinping, other Chinese leaders and Zhu’s family. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party, State and people highly value Zhu’s dedication and remarkable contributions to ties between the two countries’ Parties, States and peoples.
Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei said the Chinese Party, State and people attach great importance and give priority to relations with Vietnam and stand ready to further deepen the two countries’ friendship and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, and the Vietnam-China Community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Affirming Vietnam’s consistent policy of attaching importance and giving top priority to relations with China, Hung stressed that the attention and practical contributions of generations of leaders from both sides have laid an important foundation for Vietnam and China to continue preserving and advancing their ties towards stable, sustainable development.
Meanwhile, on August 20, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra met with the Chinese Ambassador and said that Vietnam considers strengthening relations with China a top priority in its overall foreign policy.
Highlighting the long-standing friendship between the two countries’ Parties, States and people, she noted that amid complex, rapid and unpredictable developments in the regional and international situation, the two sides should effectively implement important common perceptions reached by their top leaders, and continuously consolidate and develop bilateral ties, especially in areas of substantive cooperation.
Congratulating China on its development achievements under the leadership of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, with General Secretary and President Xi Jinping at its core, the Deputy Prime Minister spoke highly of the country’s development experience. She expressed her hope that the two sides will increase exchanges and share experience in areas such as apparatus organisation, high-quality human resources development, talent attraction and utilisation, tourism, cultural industries, health care, particularly traditional medicine, and other social fields.
For his part, He affirmed that relations between the two Parties and countries are enjoying a period of strong development. He congratulated Vietnam on its development achievements, especially its strong reforms in numerous fields under the leadership of the CPV Central Committee headed by General Secretary and President To Lam. He affirmed that China stands ready to work with Vietnam to strengthen exchanges and share experience, jointly advance the cause of socialist development in each country, and deliver tangible benefits to their peoples.
The following articles were originally published by Nhân Dân.
Vietnamese leaders send condolences over passing of former Chinese Premier
August 14 (Nhân Dân) – Vietnamese leaders on August 14 sent messages of condolence to their Chinese counterparts following the death of Zhu Rongji, former member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and former Premier of China’s State Council.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and President To Lam, Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, President of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man, and Standing Member of the Party Central Committee Secretariat Tran Cam Tu sent messages of condolence to General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President Xi Jinping, Premier of the State Council Li Qiang, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Zhao Leji, and member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Secretary of the CPC Central Committee’s Secretariat and Chief of the CPC Central Committee’s Office Cai Qi, along with the bereaved family.
The messages described Zhu as an outstanding leader who made important contributions to China’s reform and opening-up and its integration into the global economy.
The Party, State and people of Viet Nam always value the former Chinese leader’s significant contributions to the development of Viet Nam–China relations in the early years of the 21st century, the messages said.
The key Vietnamese leaders expressed their belief that under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee with General Secretary and President Xi at its core, the Chinese people will turn grief into strength and continue to achieve even greater accomplishments in building China into a modern, strong, prosperous, democratic, civilised, harmonious and beautiful socialist country.
They affirmed that the Party, State and people of Viet Nam always attach importance to and stand ready to work with their Chinese counterparts to further deepen Viet Nam–China relations for the benefit of the two peoples and for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.
The same day, Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung also cabled a message of condolence to Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi.
PM Le Minh Hung pays tribute to former Chinese Premier
August 18 (Nhân Dân) – Prime Minister Le Minh Hung led a delegation representing the Party, State and Viet Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) to the Chinese Embassy in Viet Nam on August 18 morning to pay respects to former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and sign the condolence book.
Zhu was also a former member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam, National Assembly President Tran Thanh Man and Permanent member of the CPV Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Cam Tu sent condolence wreaths.
Also attending were Politburo member and Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung, along with officials from the VFF, the CPV Central Committee’s Office, the Office of the President, the Government Office, the NA Committee for National Defence, Security and External Relations, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of National Defence and the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organisations.
At the ceremony, PM Hung conveyed deep condolences from Party General Secretary and President Lam, NA President Man, Permanent member of the CPV Central Committee’s Secretariat Tu, and other high-ranking Vietnamese officials to General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President Xi Jinping, other Chinese leaders and Zhu’s family.
He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party, State and people highly value Zhu’s dedication and remarkable contributions to ties between the two countries’ Parties, States and people.
Chinese Ambassador to Viet Nam He Wei conveyed Xi’s and other Chinese leaders’ thanks to General Secretary and President Lam and other key Vietnamese leaders for their condolences and wreaths.
He said the Chinese Party, State and people attach great importance and give priority to relations with Viet Nam, and stand ready to further deepen the two countries’ friendship and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, and the Viet Nam-China Community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
He expressed his confidence that under the CPV leadership led by General Secretary and President Lam, and the governance of the Government and PM, Viet Nam will achieve its development goals in the new era.
Affirming Viet Nam’s consistent policy of attaching importance and giving top priority to relations with China, PM Hung stressed that the attention and practical contributions of generations of leaders from both sides have laid an important foundation for Viet Nam and China to continue preserving and advancing their ties towards stable, sustainable development.
He called on both sides to continue close coordination, increase all-level exchanges, and deepen substantive cooperation in line with high-level common perceptions, thus bringing practical benefits to their people.
Viet Nam Fatherland Front delegation pays tribute to former Chinese Premier
August 18 (Nhân Dân) – A delegation of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee led by Vice President Hoang Cong Thuy visited the Chinese Embassy in Viet Nam on August 18 to pay respects to former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and sign the condolence book.
The delegation expressed profound sorrow over the passing of Zhu, who was also a former member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.
In the condolence book, Thuy hailed Zhu as an outstanding leader of the Communist Party and State of China who made remarkable contributions to China’s development, reform, and opening-up, as well as to friendly neighborliness and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties and countries.
The VFF Central Committee always cherishes the profound friendship and invaluable support extended by generations of Chinese leaders, including Zhu, to bilateral ties. Their contributions laid the foundation for friendly exchanges and cooperation between the VFF and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, he said.
Close cooperation between the two organisations has consolidated a solid social foundation, tightened solidarity, and raised mutual understanding between the Vietnamese and Chinese people, he added.
On behalf of the VFF Central Committee, Thuy extended his deepest condolences to the Chinese Party, State and people, as well as Zhu’s family.
Tightening ties with China remains top priority in Viet Nam’s foreign policy: Deputy PM
August 20 (Nhân Dân) – Viet Nam considers strengthening relations with China a top priority in its overall foreign policy, Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee and Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra told Chinese Ambassador to Viet Nam He Wei on August 20.
At their meeting, Tra spoke highly of the ambassador’s and the embassy’s positive contributions to the development of Viet Nam-China relations, particularly their successful coordination in arranging high-level diplomatic activities, including the General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and President To Lam’s state visit to China and a phone call between Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
Highlighting the long-standing friendship between the two countries’ Parties, States and people, she noted that amid complex, rapid and unpredictable developments in the regional and international situation, the two sides should effectively implement important common perceptions reached by their top leaders, and continuously consolidate and develop bilateral ties, especially in areas of substantive cooperation.
Briefing the ambassador on Viet Nam’s recent situation, particularly the issuance, dissemination and implementation of key strategic resolutions for the country’s new development period, Tra called on the two sides to maintain close coordination, efficiently carry out cooperation agreements, promote exchanges at all levels, enhance the effectiveness of practical collaboration across fields, and support each other in realising development goals.
Congratulating China on its development achievements under the leadership of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, with General Secretary and President Xi Jinping at its core, the Deputy PM spoke highly of the country’s development experience. She expressed her hope that the two sides will increase exchanges and share experience in areas such as apparatus organisation, high-quality human resources development, talent attraction and utilisation, tourism, cultural industries, health care, particularly traditional medicine, and other social fields.
For his part, He affirmed that relations between the two Parties and countries are enjoying a period of strong development, with frequent high-level contacts, practical cooperation across various fields, and particularly robust growth in trade, investment and tourism, alongside vibrant people-to-people exchanges.
He congratulated Viet Nam on its development achievements, especially its strong reforms in numerous fields under the leadership of the CPV Central Committee headed by General Secretary and President To Lam. He affirmed that China stands ready to work with Viet Nam to strengthen exchanges and share experience, jointly advance the cause of socialist development in each country, and deliver tangible benefits to their people.
