December 2, 2023

Chinese and Vietnamese senior officials co-chaired 15th Meeting of the China-Vietnam Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation on Friday in Hanoi and reached a series of consensus points on advancing comprehensive strategic cooperation between the two countries, vowing to maintain the South China Sea as a sea of peace and cooperation. 

We are willing to work with Vietnam to make good use of the committee, a general management mechanism for overall coordination of bilateral cooperation, make overall planning for cooperation in the next stage and make positive contributions to advancing China-Vietnam relations in the new era, Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese Foreign Minister, said at the meeting. 

The two sides should maintain high-level strategic communication, constantly build consensus and enhance mutual trust. Both countries should also strengthen cooperation mechanisms in national defense, public security and security, as well as deepen non-traditional security cooperation such as counter-terrorism and combating telecommunications fraud, Wang said.

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