The Hanoitimes - On the occasion of the official visit to China by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong from January 12-15 at the invitation of Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping, Vietnam and China issued a Joint Communiqué. The Hanoitimes is pleased to introduce the full text of the Joint Communiqué as follows: 1. The Joint Communiqué said that during the visit, the Vietnamese Party chief held talks with Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping, and had meetings with China’s Premier of the State Council Li Keqiang; Chairman of the National People’s Congress of China (NPCC) Standing Committee Zhang Dejiang; Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Yu Zhengsheng; and Secretary of the Chinese Party Central Committee’s Commission for Discipline Inspection, Wang Qishan. 2. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Chairman of the National … [Read more...]

During the visit, Party General Secretary Trong held talks with Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, and had bilateral meetings with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Zhang Dejiang, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Yu Zhengsheng, and Secretary of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Discipline Inspection Wang Qishan. The Party chief attended a celebration to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the establishment of Viet Nam-China diplomatic relations and the Lunar New Year 2017, witnessed the signing ceremony of 15 cooperation documents in various fields and issued a 10-point joint communiqué. The two sides informed each other of the situation in each country, exchanged opinions and reached consensus on enhancing the relationship between the two Parties and countries in the new era as well as exchanged international and regional … [Read more...]

1. Party General Secretary successfully concludes China visit Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Hanoi on afternoon January 15, concluding their four-day official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese General Secretary and President Xi Jinping. During the visit, Party General Secretary Trong held talks with Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, and had meetings with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Zhang Dejiang, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Yu Zhengsheng, and Secretary of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Discipline Inspection Wang Qishan. The Vietnamese Party leader also attended a function celebrating the 67th anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic relations and the 2017 Lunar New Year. The two sides signed 15 cooperation documents in various fields and issued a … [Read more...]

BEIJING - Việt Nam and China issued a Joint Communiqué on the occasion of the official January 12-15 visit to China by Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng. The visit was made at the invitation of Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping. The Joint Communiqué said that during the visit, the Vietnamese Party chief held talks with Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping, and met with China's Premier of the State Council Li Keqiang; Chairman of the National People's Congress of China (NPCC) Standing Committee Zhang Dejiang; Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Yu Zhengsheng; and Secretary of the Chinese Party Central Committee's Commission for Discipline Inspection, Wang Qishan. Party General Secretary Trọng and Chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC Yu Zhengsheng also attended a friendship meeting celebrating the 67th anniversary of Việt Nam-China diplomatic ties and the … [Read more...]

Hanoi (VNA) – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Hanoi on January 15 afternoon, concluding their four-day official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese General Secretary and President Xi Jinping. During the visit, Party General Secretary Trong held talks with Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, and had meetings with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Zhang Dejiang, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Yu Zhengsheng, and Secretary of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Discipline Inspection Wang Qishan. The Vietnamese Party leader also attended a function celebrating the 67th anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic relations and the Lunar New Year 2017. The two sides signed 15 cooperation documents in various fields and issued a 10-point joint communiqué. Through … [Read more...]

>>> Party chief attends 67th anniversary of VN-China diplomatic ties >>> Premier Li: China vows to fully implement common perceptions, agreements >>> Party chief meets with Chinese CEOs >>> Party leader receives CPAFFC President >>> VN, China sign 15 cooperation agreements >>> VN, China seek to boost win-win cooperation >>> Infographics: VN-China key figures >>> Party chief to visit China this week The Joint Communiqué said that during the visit, the Vietnamese Party chief held talks with Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping, and had meetings with China’s Premier of the State Council Li Keqiang; Chairman of the National People’s Congress of China (NPCC) Standing Committee Zhang Dejiang; Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Yu Zhengsheng; and Secretary of the Chinese Party Central Committee’s Commission for … [Read more...]

During the visit, Party General Secretary Trong held talks with Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, and had meetings with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Zhang Dejiang, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Yu Zhengsheng, and Secretary of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Discipline Inspection Wang Qishan. The Vietnamese Party leader also attended a function celebrating the 67th anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic relations and the Lunar New Year 2017. The two sides signed 15 cooperation documents in various fields and issued a 10-point joint communiqué. Through the talks and meetings, the two sides informed each other of the situation in each country, exchanged opinions and reached consensus on deepening the relationship between the two Parties and countries in the new era. They also exchanged views on international and … [Read more...]

Beijing (VNA) - Vietnam and China issued a Joint Communiqué on the occasion of the official visit to China by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong from January 12-15 at the invitation of Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping. The Joint Communiqué said that during the visit, the Vietnamese Party chief held talks with Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping, and had meetings with China’s Premier of the State Council Li Keqiang; Chairman of the National People’s Congress of China (NPCC) Standing Committee Zhang Dejiang; Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Yu Zhengsheng; and Secretary of the Chinese Party Central Committee’s Commission for Discipline Inspection, Wang Qishan. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC Yu Zhengsheng attended a friendship meeting celebrating the 67th anniversary of … [Read more...]

Beijing (VNA) – Senior officials of China hailed the significance of the official visit to China by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong while meeting with the Vietnamese leader in Beijing on January 13. Yu Zhengsheng, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said the visit is of importance on the threshold of the 67th anniversary of the countries’ diplomatic ties and the traditional Lunar New Year. General Secretary Trong informed Yu about the important common perceptions reached at his talks with Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping. He emphasised that the common perceptions and the resolve shared by leaders of the two Parties and countries need to be thoroughly grasped by all levels, sectors and people in the two countries. They need to be realised through concrete and consistent actions so as to promote the sound development of the traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic … [Read more...]

(VOVworld) - Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong met Chinese National People’s Congress Chairman Zhang Dejiang during his ongoing official visit to China on Friday. The Party leader reiterated the important channel of the Chinese legislature and Vietnamese National Assembly in boosting mutual understanding and political trust. Chairman Zhang pledged to promote bilateral cooperation, especially in business facilitation, people exchanges and economic cooperation. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Chinese National People’s Congress Chairman Zhang Dejiang (Photo: VNA) The same day, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong met Secretary of the Communist Party of China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Wang Qishan. Both agreed on the importance of Party building and rectification and considered it vital to socialism building in each country. They agreed to promote cooperation in experience sharing to better combat corruption to improve in-depth … [Read more...]

Yu Zhengsheng, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said the visit is of importance on the threshold of the 67th anniversary of the countries’ diplomatic ties and the traditional Lunar New Year. General Secretary Trong informed Yu about the important common perceptions reached at his talks with Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping. He emphasised that the common perceptions and the resolve shared by the leaders of the two Parties and countries need to be thoroughly grasped by all levels, by all agencies and people in the two countries. They need to be realised through concrete and consistent actions so as to promote the sound development of the traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. He also spoke highly of the recent contributions by the CPPCC and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) to the countries’ overall relations, voicing his hope that they will … [Read more...]

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The Hanoitimes - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc suggested that China continues to create favorable conditions, increase the importation of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products of Vietnam. In the visit to China, on September 16, at Zhongnanhai, Beijing, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Premier of the People's Republic of China Li Keqiang. At the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed that Vietnam consistently pursues a foreign policy of peace, independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification. Vietnam attaches importance to the stable and sustainable development of the comprehensive strategic partnership with China. Phuc suggested his host instruct Chinese agencies and localities to effectively implement agreements and common understandings reached by the two Parties and States. He also called on the Chinese leader to facilitate the import of Vietnam’s agro-forestry and fishery products while expanding Chinese … [Read more...]

BEIJING (VNS) — Viet Nam attached importance to the stable and sustainable development of the comprehensive strategic partnership with China, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at a meeting in Beijing yesterday. Phuc reaffirmed Viet Nam's persistent policy of peace, independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification of relations. He suggested his host instruct Chinese agencies and localities to effectively implement agreements and common understandings reached by the two Parties and States. He also called on the Chinese leader to facilitate the importation of Viet Nam's agro-forestry and fishery products while expanding Chinese investment in the country, especially hi-tech and infrastructure projects within the "two corridors, one economic belt" framework. The Deputy PM proposed China continue moving co-operation mechanisms forward between the two countries' localities and create optimal conditions for economic bonds at … [Read more...]

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s decision to investigate his predecessor’s top aide for corruption marks the downfall of the remaining "tiger" in a group that Communist Party cadres termed the "New Gang of Four." Ling Jihua, former chief of staff to retired president Hu Jintao, was the last member of the quartet who had long been in Xi’s sights, analysts said. The group -- which also included the former security chief, a rising Politburo member and a top general -- bears little similarity to the original Gang of Four who were convicted for treason after the death of Mao Zedong, yet they were considered impediments to Xi’s command. Removing Ling, whose political star fell after a failed attempt to cover up a Ferrari crash that killed his son in 2012, emphasizes Xi’s iron grip on the party just two years after he became its chief, and may further strengthen his ability to mold the next generation of leaders. "Ling Jihua’s investigation suggests that … [Read more...]

Authorities in China have demoted about 1,000 government officials with relatives abroad who refused to return home, state media said on Monday, in the latest clamp down in a sweeping anti-corruption campaign. The Communist Party leadership under President Xi Jinping has presided over the anti-graft campaign to shore up a ruling mandate shaken by suspicion that officials waste taxpayers' money or use their positions for personal gain. Since his appointment last year, Xi has said that graft threatens the survival of the ruling party. Authorities had identified more than 3,200 officials at county-level or above, with children or spouses who have emigrated abroad, the Xinhua state news agency, citing the Organization Department of the party's Central Committee. Xinhua said those officials, known as "naked" officials in China, use their families "as a conduit transferring their ill-gotten assets abroad, and in preparation for their own flight". "Personnel departments … [Read more...]

A crew member of the Chinese Navy looks out from the deck of Chinese navy ship Wei Fang as it approaches the dock at the Myanmar International Terminal Thilawa port on the outskirts of Yangon on May 23, 2014. Three years after President Barack Obama vowed to shift his focus toward Asia in response to China's growing power, the advisers who set that policy in motion are gone. So is their expertise. Instead of the Treasury secretary who had studied Mandarin as a college student in Beijing and was seen by a politburo member as a family friend, Obama has a budget expert heading the department. While the previous secretary of state stressed the need for an Asia pivot, the nation's top diplomat now has focused on a quest for Middle East peace. And the U.S. ambassador in Beijing has said he's "no real expert on China." As a result, former policy makers in both parties say, the U.S. is reacting to events rather than shaping them in the face of an increasingly assertive China. "The … [Read more...]

SHANGHAI, Sept 5 - China's crackdown on corruption, a scourge Communist Party leaders fear threatens their hold on power, is likely to last at least another five years, an official said, warning also against the mid-autumn tradition of handing out mooncakes as gifts. Wang Qishan, secretary of China's anti-corruption watchdog, was quoted as saying the government's "campaign against extravagance and corruption" will continue for at least five years, the official China Daily said. Wang's comments, also reported on television on Thursday, were made in August at a meeting in Beijing. President Xi Jinping has promised to go after "tigers and flies" in rooting out rampant graft, a campaign that has brought down politicians and company executives in industries including oil, cars and healthcare. The campaign has also dragged down sales of high-end products from the fiery sorghum-based liquor, baijiu, to mooncakes, both traditional popular gifts for smoothing business and official … [Read more...]

More than 150 people suspected of economic crimes from China remain at large in the U.S., China Daily said yesterday, as officials pledge to step up efforts to hunt down those who take their ill-gotten gains abroad. Most of those who fled to the U.S. are officials facing corruption charges at home, the China Daily reported, citing Liao Jinrong, director general of the International Cooperation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security. The U.S. has become the top destination for so-called economic fugitives from China because the two countries don't have an extradition treaty and lengthy legal procedures make it difficult to bring them back to China, the newspaper cited Liao as saying. Chinese leaders have escalated a campaign against graft, announcing a probe into former security chief Zhou Yongkang last month. The anti-corruption campaign, begun after President Xi Jinping took over the Communist Party in 2012, won't stop with Zhou, a commentary in the official People's Daily … [Read more...]

To catch a tiger in China, it turns out first you need to swat a lot of flies. Less than a month after Xi Jinping took the helm of the Communist Party in 2012, a brief report appeared on the state-owned news agency saying a senior official in a southwestern province was under investigation for graft. While announcements on corruption probes were nothing new, later developments showed the move was the opening salvo by Xi, 61, in what's become the farthest-reaching takedown of a top Chinese leadership figure and his networks of influence since the aftermath of Mao Zedong's death. When the initial target, Sichuan Province deputy party chief Li Chuncheng -- accused of enriching himself and his family with state money -- was followed by the downfall of two fellow Sichuan officials, a pattern began to emerge. The individuals all had ties to Zhou Yongkang, a hardliner who backed disgraced Bo Xilai and under whom the domestic-security budget grew bigger than defense before he retired in … [Read more...]