As General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping's Special Representative, China's top political advisor Wang Huning mourned the passing away of Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), in Hanoi, Vietnam on Thursday.
Wang, 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, laid wreaths, paused to observe a moment of silence, and bowed three times in front of the casket of Trong.
Wang conveyed Xi's and his wife Peng Liyuan's sincere condolences to Ngo Thi Man, the widow of Trong, and left a message in the condolence book.
On the same day, Wang also met with Vietnamese President To Lam.
Wang said that on the special occasion, the CPC and the Chinese people stand firmly together with the CPV and the Vietnamese people.
The CPC and the Chinese government firmly support the CPV in leading the Vietnamese people to take a path of development that suits Vietnam's national conditions, and back Vietnam in the cause of reform, opening up and socialist construction, Wang said.
Wang noted that China is willing to work with Vietnam to implement the important consensuses reached by the two sides during Xi's visit to Vietnam last year, so as to achieve solid progress and sustained growth in promoting the building of China-Vietnam community with a shared future.
For his part, To Lam said Vietnam will always bear in mind Trong's instructions on the friendship between the two countries, and give top priority to developing relations with China in its foreign policy.
In accordance with the important consensus reached between Trong and Xi, Vietnam will resolutely promote the building of the China-Vietnam community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Later on Thursday, Wang also met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Do Van Chien.
Xi's special envoy in Hanoi to mourn death of Vietnamese Communist Party chief
Xi's special envoy in Hanoi to mourn death of Vietnamese Communist Party chief
Xi's special envoy in Hanoi to mourn death of Vietnamese Communist Party chief
Chinese President Xi Jinping's keynote speech at the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit resonated with the common aspiration of more than 2.8 billion Chinese and African people and demonstrated China's firm will of moving forward hand-in-hand with Africa along the path of development, revitalization and modernization, several participants at the event have said.
In his speech on Thursday, Xi proposed that bilateral relations between China and all African countries having diplomatic ties with China be elevated to the level of strategic relations, and that the overall characterization of China-Africa relations be elevated to an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era.
He also announced that the Chinese government will provide 360 billion yuan (about 50.8 billion U.S. dollars) of financial support to Africa over the next three years.
"Everyone was happy to hear those news, so everyone was clapping. So now we are going to a higher level of relations between China and Africa," said Hamidou, a counselor at the Embassy of Comoros in Beijing.
"China understands Africa's urgent desire to advance modernization. We can learn a lot from China's development," said Foreign Minister of Burkina Faso Karamoko Jean Marie Traore.
Xi also suggested 10 partnership actions for modernization that China will take together with Africa in the next three years to deepen China-Africa cooperation and spearhead modernization in the Global South.
"President Xi, through his long vision of the needs of countries and his interest in supporting development, has offered this as a real vehicle to promote exports of Africa to China, which is a huge market," said Alaa Ezz, secretary general of the Union of African Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture, and Professions (UACCIAP).
"As he told this morning, we have many projects in digitalization, in capacity building, in health centers, support for health, for infrastructure, in the framework of the Belt and [Road]. And we think that we are very satisfied with this partnership. This is a win-win partnership," said Gabriel Mbairobe, Cameroon's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Held in Beijing from Wednesday to Friday, the 2024 FOCAC summit brought together leaders from China and over 50 African countries, who highlighted the common pursuit of China and African countries in realizing modernization.
During the summit, both sides unanimously adopted two important documents -- a declaration on jointly building an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era, and an action plan of the FOCAC for the next three years.
Xi's speech at FOCAC summit resonates with people's common aspiration: participants
