Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese president, and Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, met with representatives of youth and friends from China and Vietnam in Hanoi on Wednesday.

In the past, China and Vietnam stood by and reached out to each other as they pursued common goals together, and in modern times, the two parties and peoples stayed true to their common ideals, and supported each other in trying times as they fought for national independence and liberation, Xi said.

Since China and Vietnam established the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership 15 years ago, the CPC and the Communist Party of Vietnam have pursued mutually beneficial people-centered cooperation, delivering true benefits to the two peoples, he said.

He noted that China has long been the largest trading partner of Vietnam, and Vietnam is China's largest trading partner in ASEAN and the fourth largest trading partner in the world. 

China is ready to share more of the benefits of Chinese modernization with its neighbors, Xi said, adding that Vietnam, on its part, is vigorously advancing its industrialization and modernization drive.