Bùi Quang Huy, alternate member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, First Secretary of the HCYU Central Committee and Chairman of the National Committee for Vietnamese Youth, speaks at the opening ceremony of the 23rd Việt Nam - China youth friendship meeting on October 14. Source: VNA/VNS

BEIJING – The 23rd Việt Nam - China youth friendship meeting kicked off in Nanning city, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China, on October 14.

In his opening remarks, A Dong, First Secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) Central Committee, said increasing exchanges and cooperation between the Chinese and Vietnamese youth will create strong impetus for realising the two countries’ 100-year goals and building the China - Việt Nam community with a shared future of strategic significance.

The CYLC is ready to cooperate with the Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) to implement the agreements reached between the leaders of the two Parties and the two countries, leading young people of both countries to write a new chapter on the youth's responsibility to build the community with a shared future, he noted.

Bùi Quang Huy, alternate member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, First Secretary of the HCYU Central Committee and Chairman of the National Committee for Vietnamese Youth, highlighted the intensification of the two countries’ comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, exemplified by the vision of building the Việt Nam - China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.

He stated that together with the development of the bilateral friendship, thanks to the attention and directions from leaders of both Parties and countries, the cooperation, solidarity, and friendship between the CYLC and the HCYU have been increasingly enhanced, bringing practical benefits for the youth of both nations. At the opening ceremony, the HCYU Central Committee and the CYLC Central Committee signed a memorandum of understanding, while the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs’ Association and the China International Youth Exchange Centre inked a framework agreement on strengthening cross-border economic cooperation.

The two sides also announced that a bilateral youth exchange will be organised on the occasion of the Year of Việt Nam - China Humanistic Exchange in 2025.

Also on October 14, an HCYU delegation paid a courtesy visit to the leaders of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

Liu Ning, member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Secretary of the regional CPC Committee, stated that with strong support from the two countries’ leaders, friendship exchanges and cooperation between the Chinese and Vietnamese youth will become more extensive and fruitful.

He said that next year, Việt Nam and China will celebrate the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic ties and organise the Year of Humanistic Exchange. Guangxi will hold many meaningful activities to mark these events.

The host voiced his hope that many young Vietnamese will come to take part in those activities.

Stressing the cooperation between the two youth organisations, Huy noted that in recent years, they have stepped up exchanges and collaboration, which have practically benefited the youth in both countries and helped reinforce the traditional friendship between the two countries' people, thereby contributing to the healthy and stable development of the Việt Nam - China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

The HCYU always treasures the friendship and cooperation with the CYLC, he stated.

He also took this occasion to suggest cooperation activities with the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. In particular, he proposed that local leaders continue facilitating the regional CYLC committee’s coordination with the HCYU committees of four Vietnamese border provinces, namely Cao Bằng, Hà Giang, Lạng Sơn, and Quảng Ninh, to hold border youth exchanges; consider expanding ties with HCYU committees in other Vietnamese localities; and create conditions for Vietnamese youth and students to live and study in Guangxi. VNA/VNS