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no worry bro, our sea mines can be configured to explode by certain depth and by noice signatures of enemy warships or submarines. as we consider indonesia as friend, so we will exclude yours from the kill list :D

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much relieved bro...
 
it look like S75's rader. how many S75 operated by Vietnam. ?
here is Myanmar's S75's rader. it look the same. Vietnam also making them. ?
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VN calls the modernized version as SNR75-M3. If modified, the missile can even attack land targets. VN army is said having 1,000 missiles.

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The war in Yemen proves it: we can bombard enemy land targets by s75 land attack missiles.

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VN calls the modernized version as SNR75-M3. If modified, the missile can even attack land targets. VN army is said having 1,000 missiles.
no wonder Vietnam have best AD in ASEAN region. so u guys upgraded them locally.? Vietnam do know how to upgrade and maintain their fleet and decent technology to make new one. hope our army can do like that with colab with Vietnam.

The war in Yemen proves it: we can bombard enemy land targets by s75 land attack missiles.
this one can make land attack.!! that's new to me. it's need to modified to do land attack.? how about it range. ?
 
no wonder Vietnam have best AD in ASEAN region. so u guys upgraded them locally.? Vietnam do know how to upgrade and maintain their fleet and decent technology to make new one. hope our army can do like that with colab with Vietnam.


this one can make land attack.!! that's new to me. it's need to modified to do land attack.? how about it range. ?
The Saudi call it „Qaher-M2“ carrying a warhead of 350kg, range 400km. With a CEP of just 5m. So surprisingly very precise. It is not a secret the Russians support the modernization of the missile in case of Vietnam and Saudi Arabia.

We can assume, VN buys the technology, expertise and make the upgrade locally.

How about Myanmar? You have many of them in store?
 
The Saudi call it „Qaher-M2“ carrying a warhead of 350kg, range 400km. With a CEP of just 5m. So surprisingly very precise. It is not a secret the Russians support the modernization of the missile in case of Vietnam and Saudi Arabia.

We can assume, VN buys the technology, expertise and make the upgrade locally.

How about Myanmar? You have many of them in store?
we dont have much. some reports said we got from 280 to 500 during 2006-2010 along with MiG-29.we also should find the way to trun into Surface to Surface missiles like Saudi as we have another types of MR SAM and some of S75 have about to expire soon. BTW VN also have Hwasong 6 SRBM is it ? VN would be strongest BM force in ASEAN region.
 
we dont have much. some reports said we got from 280 to 500 during 2006-2010 along with MiG-29.we also should find the way to trun into Surface to Surface missiles like Saudi as we have another types of MR SAM and some of S75 have about to expire soon. BTW VN also have Hwasong 6 SRBM is it ? VN would be strongest BM force in ASEAN region.
VN has missile program including ballistic missile program. But being the most powerful army in SE Asia means little if considering the number of men and tons of money the PLA has for its military buildup. I am not sure if our existing military strategy works in the long run, a combination of soft and hard factors. Or one day we are forced to go nuclear to ensure our country’s survival. Once the Chinese control the SC sea, they will strangulate Vietnam step by step. There isn’t little doubt about that.

They have showed little mercy for Vietnam in the last 1,000 years. Why should they change their mind now and in the future?
 
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Russia begins delivering T-90S/SK tanks to Vietnam, says report
Gabriel Dominguez - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
07 November 2017


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A Russian T-90S MBT fitted with the Shtora defensive aids suite. Source: UralVagonZavod


Russia has begun delivering T-90S and T-90SK main battle tanks (MBTs) to Vietnam, according to a report by Russian state-owned news agency Interfax.

“As a result of a series of negotiations between Russian and Vietnamese experts, a contract was signed for the delivery of T-90S and T-90SK tanks, and the parties have now started implementing it,” Interfax quoted Mikhail Petukhov, a deputy director of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), as saying on 7 November.

The announcement comes after Vietnamese and Russian media outlets reported earlier this year that Hanoi had ordered 64 T-90S/SK MBTs from Russia. The reports said at the time that the acquisition would be funded by credit provided by Moscow.

In July Russian tank manufacturer UralVagonZavod announced in its annual report that it had secured an order from Vietnam for the tanks. The T-90S is the basic export model, while the ‘K’ postfix is a reference to command versions.

The value of the T-90 deal has not been disclosed but is thought to be about USD250 million. The investment represents the first major order of new MBTs that the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) has secured for many years. Investment over the past decade and more has been firmly focused on modernising the Vietnamese navy and air force.

Petukhov also confirmed that Moscow is in discussions with Hanoi over the potential supply of Russian-made anti-aircraft missile systems. “The Vietnamese side is engaged in a dialogue on the supply, repair, and modernisation of anti-aircraft missile systems,” he was quoted by Interfax as saying.
 
the article also says Russia negotiates with Vietnam for delivery of anti-aircraft missile systems. most probably s400 and pantsyr S1. Vietnam could deliver the trucks, while Russia transfers the missile systems.

@Barmaley

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no wonder Vietnam have best AD in ASEAN region. so u guys upgraded them locally.? Vietnam do know how to upgrade and maintain their fleet and decent technology to make new one. hope our army can do like that with colab with Vietnam.


this one can make land attack.!! that's new to me. it's need to modified to do land attack.? how about it range. ?

To be clear, the Qaher-M2 missile which Yemen uses against Saudi Arabia (200 km range) is a NEWLY MANUFACTURED missile whose design is a derivative of the S-75. The chinese are the first ones that started modifying the S-75 design as a ground to ground missile.

An American military expert said that the Yemeni army and Houthis have also changed the electrical fuse of S-75 SAM missiles and turned them to SSM (surface to surface) capable of targeting ground bases with high accuracy nearly 5-10 meters.

The Vietnamese upgrade is the S-125-2TM ' Pechora-2TM "Tetraedr", the upgrade is from Belarus and Vietnam is doing the upgrade under license. I have not seen any information that such upgrade provides ground to ground capability, but it could be possible. Some info about the upgrade:

Tetraedr "is developing the complex medium-range anti-aircraft missile S-125-2TM. Tetraedr was established on 26 April 2001 in the capital Minsk of Belarus Republic, there are over 300 officials and employees have academic study and practical experience in the fields of design, test and operate the weapons equipped with advanced air defense techniques. While the newly established more than 10 years but Tetraedr has prestige in the field of research, innovation, upgrade the air defense missile maneuvers, including S-125-2TM.

Air Defense missile system S-125 Pechora-2TM-2TM "Tetraedr" was embarking on research and development in December 2006 with the original name is KO-125-2TM (КО stands for the phrase Комплекс Оборудования/equipment combination), on the basis of upgrading technical tactics and maneuverability of the anti-aircraft missile system S-125 "Pechora" and S-125 m "Pechora-M". In 2008, the standard upgrade package configuration S-125-2TM ' Pechora-2TM "Tetraedr was completed and introduced to clients using the S-125 and S-125 m. In the designation S-125 Pechora-2TM "-2TM", the letter T is an acronym from "Тетраэдр/Tetraedr" and the letter M stands for the word "Мобильный means maneuver" in Russian.

According to the content upgrade package S-125, S-125 m in accordance with S-125-2TM ' Pechora-2TM "Tetraedr offers customers a number of airport equipment and spare parts for the consortium to upgrade, and elections expert installation, testing, operation and transfer of technology upgrades in complex technical installations in the country.

In December 2008, Tetraedr has found its first customer is the Republic of Azerbaijan with a contract upgraded 27 missile S-125 m "Neva-M" in accordance with S-125 Pechora-2TM "-2TM" over 2 phases: phase 1 Tetraedr by experts directly upgrade 5 S-125 m ended in April 2009, the second phase by the technical staff of Azerbaijan participated in upgrading under the direction and monitoring, and technology transfer expert step-by-step Tetraedr for the remaining combinations. In 2 days 14 and 15/12/2009, the crew monitoring of the air defense team of Azerbaijan has conducted firing trials "equipment, S-125-2TM ' Pechora-2TM" with the success of high-speed ballistic target drone IVS-M1/ИВЦ-М1 only by 1. Currently, Tetraedr together with forces of Azerbaijan has completed phase 2 upgrade for the Neva-M combination.

Vietnam is the second customer signed with Tetraedr upgrade package transfer contracts over 30 missile S-125 m "Pechora-M" onto the rear S-125 Pechora-2TM-2TM. Arrival S-125 Pechora-2TM-2TM will be equipped for at least 10 air defense missile Regiment (we have 8 regiments of the Pechora-2 m is in use, including 213, 257, 250, 274, 276, 282, 284, 285). Beginning in October 2010, the vehicle equipment and component parts to upgrade the S-125 m "Pechora-M" phase 1 of this contract has been moved to transport airport.

After a while the upgraded equipment, Pechora-2TM A31 at air defense Engineering Bureau-the air force, the battalion 152 250 missile regiment was the first unit of the Corps to receive the new equipment to be upgraded. From October 26 to 28/3/2011, battalions of 152 along Tetraedr experts, the plant engineering department and A31-service PK-KQ conducted firing trials equipment at TB1. In this shot, defusing the firing of 152 battalion used the equipment, S-125-2TM, shot a total of 6 rounds (1 ammo consumption on 26 March 2011 and 5 cartridges consumed on 28/3/2011) kill all six targets, achieving 100% removal results.

The second missile units receiving S-125-2TM is battalion 122 284 missile Regiment. In rehearsal firing by armed PK-KQ held from 1 to 5/12/2011 at TB1, 122 battalion along the Tetraedr technical specialists have conducted a successful test firing the equipment, S-125-2TM in conjunction with the shooting represented the equipment, S-125-2TM 152 battalion.

Improve power "Pechora-2 m" Pan crossbow in the process of modernization, in the complex, the basic elements are replaced completely, mounted photovoltaic system On "recent" – night and defensive combinations radio technology to deal with the anti-missile radar. As the two rocket launcher mounted on the truck by the Minsk tractor factory production vehicle.

The modernization in order to reach the main goal: to restore the life expectancy of the system by replacing the old equipment and move into the more modern equipment to enhance the system's ability to fight through the expanding scope of action with regard to the means of attacking the road not in a State of simple and complex noise-enhanced convenience the external shape, and duration of technical maintenance of the complex.

The modernization: modernization projects:-strengthening resistance to interference of the system from the passive and active interference bands-application of photovoltaic system in order to detect TV and automatic target tracking in passive mode in day and night from the air by laser remote-area operations by adopting the with modern digital in determining coordinates and map coordinates (UKV), enhanced accuracy when tracking the targets-enhanced ability to detect small size and low-range-apply new workplace for monitoring and controlling, is made on the basis of modern equipment with data on the information from the channel and, photoelectric information about migration parameters and the type of target, the efficient functioning of the missile to the target, the launcher and the other necessary information-installation equipment simulation training aimed at modernization of monitoring procedure – ensure the control implicitly with the provided information on the breakdown problem of combinations, including those elements which can replace each other (pin, module) – replacement of major equipment on the basis of the elements and new technology. Replacement covers: cab-100%; antenna-80%; Launcher-80%-reduced number of spare parts from 8 to 10 times Two modernized versions Two modernized versions 1. Mounted in the tube-with the means of transport for the Launcher, antenna and power supply equipment.

2. Form (not mounted in the tube)-with the Launcher, radar stations and cabin controls on automobile chassis and power supply automatically when the control cabin modernization, the old equipment being withdrawn completely. The modern equipment are welcome; the expression and information processing, control equipment, and modify the document on the basis of being used on the basis of modern computational techniques.

The new equipment includes: automated workplace of the commanding officer, controlling, monitoring, and control computers, communications devices, devices of recording parameters, equipment and other equipment. The equipment is mounted in the new tube or on the truck. The Cabin can be fitted for missile-raising when mounting on the truck and unplug when deployed on the battlefield.

When the modernization of the radar station, the old equipment was recovered, the receiving equipment for radio new photovoltaic 3025. The new equipment, which is designed on the basis of modern computing techniques and solid technology: capture device (high frequency components and the main pressure increases), the system of resistance to interference, the system of selectively moving target (SDTs), programmable device command guidance and coordinate systems, synchronous generator, computer controlled and checked, power supply and other equipment. The new guidance sensors are installed, see the more modern photovoltaic radio, a laser rangefinder and the new elements that control the operation of antennas and other devices to exchange information with the cabin.

UVH antenna-2 is mounted on the motor vehicle and be secured by the device of automatic electric and transverse adjustment system automatically. Hydraulic driving device make the lifting and lowering of the antenna system. The anti-jamming antenna and satellite navigation system was installed on the antenna system.

When modernizing launcher was fitted with a device with high reliability of control system, control the stem, which controls the transmission, exchange of information with the cabin UHK-2.

Launcher is mounted on the motor vehicle and be secured by the device of automatic telephone, satellite navigation equipment and automatic horizontal alignment system. The loaders for the Launcher is made possible by the use of new ammunition or vehicles was modernized PR-14-2 m.

Two versions of modernization The modernization of air defense missile to 5V27D include the modernization of the engine in the first period, a radio proximity fuze and warhead, the protein to expand operations, the effect on maximum range-32 km, raise the probability of target on fire. The elevation of a radio proximity fuze in normal mode for low-flying targets lowered from 60 count 20 m. The ability to shoot down aerial targets strengthened by increasing the volume of explosives up 1.6 times and the number of fragments up to 3.7 times.


G.H.K (Translated by Bing)
 
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Russia offers 5 mln USD aid to Vietnam in flood recovery

Update: 11:10 | 08/11/2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 7 directed providing 5 million USD in aid for Vietnam to overcome consequences of typhoon Damrey.

Speaking to the media, Russian President’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed his hope that the humanitarian initiative will be welcomed by many countries.


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Flood in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue. (Photo VNA)

Russia calls on the global community, including those attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting, to show solidarity with Vietnamese people, he said.

Peskov added that Putin discussed with Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev, Minister of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief Vladimir Puchkov, and Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov about damage caused by the storm in Vietnam.

Causing the most serious damages over the past two decades, typhoon Damrey made landfall in central Vietnam at a time when the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week is ongoing in the central city of Da Nang from November 6-11.

The typhoon has so far left 69 dead, 30 injured, tens of thousands of people evacuated and collapsed over 120,700 houses.

It also damaged transport infrastructure and left many areas in power outage.
 
M548 Cargo tanks in manouver

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Nice polished missile for unwanted clowns

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Or one day we are forced to go nuclear to ensure our country’s survival. Once the Chinese control the SC sea, they will strangulate Vietnam step by step. There isn’t little doubt about that.

Hope by then an Asian version of NATO (with its anti-chicom nuclear umbrella) is formed. It will take a long time from now and all parties must continue to grow their economies much bigger for time being. What you can spare with that firm later objective in mind, you can put into maximum conventional deterrence for time being. It also gives enough time for China to change its attitude even if that is unlikely....which is worth hedging with though.
 
Hope by then an Asian version of NATO (with its anti-chicom nuclear umbrella) is formed. It will take a long time from now and all parties must continue to grow their economies much bigger for time being. What you can spare with that firm later objective in mind, you can put into maximum conventional deterrence for time being. It also gives enough time for China to change its attitude even if that is unlikely....which is worth hedging with though.
Surely it is better if we stand on our feet not depending on anyone, but realistically speaking we can’t. But why should we not seek alliance and military partners to defend our country? Why should we make our enemy too easy to rape our country?
The French, the Americans, the Chinese, or in the past the Mongols, the Manchu, they are all military great powers but all had foreign troops foreign money when attacking Vietnam. But we should fight alone?

I don’t bother to mention the Khmer or the Siamese. They are smaller but always seek their chance to attack Vietnam.

No we shouldn’t be stupid.

If history is a guide, we will be attacked if our enemies feel our weakness. We lost 100 years of economic development by wars, we shouldn’t repeat the mistake.

India and Vietnam can join hands to maintain peace in the region.
 
Surely it is better if we stand on our feet not depending on anyone, but realistically speaking we can’t. But why should we not seek alliance and military partners to defend our country? Why should we make our enemy too easy to rape our country?
The French, the Americans, the Chinese, or in the past the Mongols, the Manchu, they are all military great powers but all had foreign troops foreign money when attacking Vietnam. But we should fight alone?

I don’t bother to mention the Khmer or the Siamese. They are smaller but always seek their chance to attack Vietnam.

No we shouldn’t be stupid.

If history is a guide, we will be attacked if our enemies feel our weakness. We lost 100 years of economic development by wars, we shouldn’t repeat the mistake.

India and Vietnam can join hands to maintain peace in the region.

Yes I mean you must be guaranteed strong alone to provide a strong military alliance long term with countries sharing same goals. No one should be made dependent on anyone else when it comes to sovereignty guarantee....rather the approach must be to hedge and broaden what is there at one's disposal so there is a greater deterrence at lower cost. I guess that is different from NATO and other such which was formed in a different condition (and latched many purely dependent entities)....I am talking more of one established when all member countries are at or near their peak socioeconomic realisation, each is strong alone as well...I feel we all have long way to go though.

If Vietnam can definitely pursue its own (propietary wise) WMD deterrence without affecting its economy/international relations etc, that would obviously be best option for sure (it will have to gain much more economic weight to do it with little realised negatives in operation in my opinion). Thus such a path is somewhat fuzzy right now (not doubting Vietnam capability should it choose, but it must weigh the options well when it is at the fork in the road, for example it will have to withdraw from the NPT and deal with the foreign policy reaction chain that creates which can have some bearing on its economy depending on the timing).

But the secondary hedge is to create some form of close alliance with a WMD provider on the NATO format in this specific regard. Essentially this is how say German commanders have WMD at their disposal too (much more directly than say Japan/So-Ko which rely much much more on locally based US commanders)...without attracting most of the negatives of sovereign pursual of the option (given the very formation of NATO, UN from German role in WW2). Again I state this is just the 2nd best option, 1st best is definitely Vietnam doing it fully on its own and fully owning and controlling such weapons and its doctrine.

Next 10 years or so might be the crucial period to see how Vietnamese strategy forms on this. Japan/So-Ko breaking out with their own WMD capability in the short term depending how things go there because of No-Ko and continued Chinese client-statism will definitely provide some perspective for Vietnam on how to go about it.
 
Full text of Chinese President Xi's signed article on Vietnamese media

(Xinhua) 17:29, November 09, 2017

HANOI, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping on Thursday published a signed article titled "For a New Vista in China-Vietnam Friendship" on mainstream Vietnamese media Nhan Dan of Vietnam ahead of his state visit to Vietnam, where he will also attend the 25th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Da Nang.

The following is the full text of the article:

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For a New Vista in China-Vietnam Friendship

By Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President of the People's Republic of China.


At the invitation of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong and President of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang, I will soon pay a state visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Warm feelings well up inside of me as I am about to be back in this beautiful country after my visit at the end of 2015.

China and Vietnam are very close neighbors connected by mountains and rivers. Our peoples have engaged in exchange and mutual learning since ancient times.

In the struggle for independence and liberation in modern times, our peoples fought shoulder to shoulder, and forged a special bond of "camaraderie + brotherhood." Chairman Ho Chi Minh spent 12 long years in China for revolutionary activities. He was like a brother for Chairman Mao Zedong, Premier Zhou Enlai and other Chinese leaders. General Nguyen Son devoted himself to the Chinese revolution and traversed the Long March with the Chinese Red Army. He became the only foreign military officer commissioned in New China and a rare "general of two countries." The Chinese people also provided selfless help to Vietnam in its fight for national liberation. Chairman Mao once said that "The seven hundred million Chinese people are the strong supporters of the Vietnamese people, and the vast Chinese territory is the reliable rear area." Dou Jinbo, the first artillery adviser of the Chinese military advisory group to Vietnam, named his newborn daughter "Yue Hua," meaning "Vietnam and China" upon learning of his mission in Vietnam. This friendship forged with blood by the older generation of leaders of our two parties, countries and peoples in those tumultuous years must be remembered and cherished forever.

In the new era, our two peoples have worked closely to pursue reform and renewal, and advance the cause of socialism. We have explored socialist development paths suited to our own national conditions, created miracles in our respective development, and achieved marked progress in our bilateral ties. The two countries now enjoy deeper political mutual trust and closer high-level exchange. With my visit this time, the top leaders of our two parties and countries will have had mutual visits within a single year twice in just three years.

The two countries have deepened and broadened practical cooperation. China has been Vietnam's biggest trading partner for 13 years in a row, and Vietnam has become China's biggest trading partner among ASEAN countries. Bilateral trade in 2016 reached nearly 100 billion U.S. dollars. More and more Chinese companies are investing in Vietnam. For example, as a Chinese company running in Vietnam for over 10 years, the Texhong Textile Group has created over 7,000 jobs in Bac Ninh through the plant it opened locally and contributed significantly to local tax revenues. The Long Jiang Industrial Park in Tien Giang, established mainly by private Chinese investors, now hosts over 30 companies.

The two countries have increased people-to-people exchange. China has been Vietnam's largest source of foreign tourists, for whom Da Nang and Nha Trang are among the most popular destinations. There are over 300 passenger flights between the two countries every week. Both Chinese literature classics such as The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Water Margin and contemporary Chinese movies and TV series have a large fan base in Viet Nam. Do Thi Thanh Hoa, a singer from Viet Nam, won the monthly championship at the "Avenue of Stars," a popular singing competition show on the China Central Television. More importantly, our two countries have, through friendly consultations, delimited the boundaries on land and in the Beibu Gulf and properly managed differences, creating favorable conditions for the common development of the two countries and for regional peace and stability. All the above examples best illustrate the underlying significance and rich implications of the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between China and Vietnam.

Today, the two countries have both embarked on a new journey of reform and development, forging ahead toward our respective ambitious goals. The Communist Party of China successfully held its 19th National Congress last month. Overall guidelines and program of action were set out for the future development of the party and the country, drawing a blueprint for China's development between now and the middle of this century. Our plan is to complete the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects by 2020; basically realize socialist modernization by 2035; and develop China into a great modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious, and beautiful by the middle of this century. We have the confidence and the ability to lead the Chinese people toward fulfilling the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation. Vietnam is, in line with the guidelines set at the 12th National Congress of the CPV, advancing all-round renewal for early realization of the goal of a prosperous people and a strong, democratic, equitable and advanced industrialized country toward modernity. We need to work hand in hand more than ever before in our pursuit of dreams of national strength and prosperity.

As the international and regional situations keep evolving, our two parties and countries face many identical or similar new problems and challenges. China has a saying, "Adversity makes one stronger, just as polishing makes jade finer." A Vietnamese saying says, "Do not put down your oar just because the waves run high." As good neighbors, friends, comrades and partners whose future is closely interconnected, we need to uphold and further grow our relations, support each other in our endeavors for stability, reform and people's livelihood, jointly advance the cause of socialism and promote regional peace, stability, openness and development. Here, I wish to share with you the following thoughts:

-- We need to keep to the right direction and achieve a new height in strategic mutual trust. We need to maintain close high-level engagement and have timely exchange of views on the relations between our two parties and countries and on issues of shared interest to keep the China-Vietnam relations moving in the right direction. We need to actively share experience on state governance and strengthen inter-party interactions, to enrich and develop the theories and practice of socialist development and build a community of shared future with strategic significance.

-- We need to deepen cooperation and foster new prospects for our interconnected interests. We need to enhance the complementarity of our development strategies, promote the development of the "Belt and Road" and the "Two Corridors, One Economic Belt," and work for substantive progress in our cooperation in key areas, including infrastructure, trade, industrial capacity, cross-border economic cooperation zones and agriculture, to deliver more benefits to people of our two countries.

-- We need to expand exchanges and build a new foundation for people-to-people affinity. We need to carry forward our traditional friendship, promote people-to-people exchange, step up cooperation in culture, education and tourism and between our youth and media organizations, to help our people know each other better and enhance popular support for our friendship to pass on from generation to generation.

-- We need to strengthen coordination and create new highlights in multilateral cooperation. We need to follow the trend in today's world and of our times, enhance coordination and cooperation within such multilateral frameworks as the United Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), China-ASEAN Cooperation and Lancang-Mekong Cooperation, and jointly champion open and inclusive regional cooperation to uphold the momentum of regional openness and development.

-- We need to bear in mind the big picture and write a new chapter of good-neighborliness in our relations. Acting in the larger interest of our own reform, development and stability and China-Vietnam friendship, we need to well manage our differences and disagreements, and stay committed to seeking a fundamental and durable solution to the maritime issues acceptable to both sides through friendly consultation. We need to fully and effectively implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, actively advance the consultation on a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea and jointly uphold peace and stability there.

Another important agenda of my visit is to attend the 25th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Da Nang. China supports Vietnam in hosting a successful meeting, and will work with Vietnam and other members to engage in practical discussions on deepening regional economic integration, building the Free Trade Area in the Asia-Pacific, strengthening regional connectivity, advancing economic structural reform and innovation, promoting inclusive development and outlining the Post-2020 Vision under the theme of "Creating New Dynamism, Fostering a Shared Future." We look forward to a highly productive meeting that contributes to the common development and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific.

Chairman Ho Chi Minh once compared the Vietnam-China relationship to the one "between hand and foot, between pestle and mortar, between root and stem, and between elder and younger brothers." A Chinese proverb also says, "When brothers are of the same mind, they have the power to cut through metal." I look forward to having in-depth discussions with the Vietnamese leaders and friends from various sectors on this visit to tap the potential for cooperation, build up friendship, deepen our special ties and jointly create a new vista in China-Vietnam relations.

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