General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam (L) receives Chen Gang, Party Secretary and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region People's Congress. Photo: Van Hieu/VOV
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam (L) receives Chen Gang, Party Secretary and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region People's Congress. Photo: Van Hieu/VOV

Discussing future cooperation, the Vietnamese Party and State leader proposed Guangxi and Vietnamese localities create breakthroughs in five strategic areas of connectivity, including development policies, economic and trade ties, logistics infrastructure, science and technology, and social foundations.

The top Vietnamese leader expressed his hope that Guangxi would expand cooperation with other Vietnamese localities, and share experience in local planning and development policies.

He also called for enhanced exchanges and deeper economic linkages, particularly in trade and infrastructure, ensuring smooth customs clearance and aligning bilateral trade with infrastructure, logistics, supply chain and market connectivity. Priority should be given to accelerating multimodal transport links by rail, road and sea, with particular emphasis on railway cooperation, including the Lang Son–Hanoi and Mong Cai–Ha Long–Hai Phong standard-gauge lines.

Scene of the reception. Photo: Van Hieu/VOV
Scene of the reception. Photo: Van Hieu/VOV

Regarding science and technology connectivity, the General Secretary and President proposed that both sides strengthen cooperation in the application of artificial intelligence, while implementing projects in Vietnam in the areas of green agriculture, clean energy, renewable energy and high-tech processing.

He called for closer coordination in effectively managing the land border, promptly addressing outstanding and emerging issues, facilitating people-to-people exchanges, and fully tapping tourism potential in support of the Vietnam–China Tourism Cooperation Years 2026-2027.

The Guangxi leader said that Guangxi would develop concrete action plans to implement the shared perceptions by the two top leaders. He expressed his hope to further promote substantive cooperation across sectors, particularly in transport infrastructure connectivity, especially railways, and to enhance collaboration with Vietnam in high-tech fields where Guangxi is focusing on, such as AI and big data.

Mr.Chen also proposed accelerating the pilot development of smart border gates to facilitate trade flows, while strengthening friendly exchanges and mutual understanding between the people of Guangxi and Vietnamese localities.