Le Hoai Trung (left), Politburo member, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Envoy of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam, and Wang Yi, Politburo member, Director of the Office of the Commission for Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, at the meeting in Beijing on February 3, 2026 (Photo: VNA)

During the talks, Minister Le Hoai Trung emphasized the Vietnamese Party’s determination to implement the strategic directions, key tasks, and breakthroughs set forth by the 14th National Party Congress, aiming to build Vietnam into a developed socialist-oriented country.

He proposed that both sides strengthen cooperation in new priority areas, including science and technology, innovation, high-quality human resource training; accelerate strategic transport connectivity, especially railways; promote high-quality investment; ensure balanced and sustainable economic and trade cooperation; expand imports of Vietnamese goods, particularly agricultural and aquatic products; and enhance cooperation in culture, healthcare, and people-to-people exchanges.

Minister Wang Yi called for more effective implementation of cooperation areas where both sides share needs and strengths, with a focus on standard-gauge railway connectivity, cross-border economic cooperation, breakthroughs in science and technology collaboration, and the development of new production forces.