China, Vietnam discuss strategic transport infrastructure cooperation

China and Vietnam held a meeting to discuss strategic transport infrastructure development and cooperation on June 27 in Beijing.

Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said in an address that China is willing to work with Vietnam to implement the important consensus reached between the two parties’ top leaders.

China is ready to speed up the connectivity of transport infrastructure, promote bilateral economic and trade exchanges, and build a China-Vietnam community with a shared future that carries strategic significance, Zhang said.

Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh said at the meeting that Vietnam is willing to promote bilateral economic ties through transport connectivity, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, and boost the two countries’ development for the benefit of the two peoples.