On the west side of Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, Vietnam, there is a simple two-story stilt house , which used to be the place where Viet Cong leader Ho Chi Minh worked and lived. On November 13, 2017, in front of this wooden building, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chinese President, presented a gift to the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong - the 19th issue of " People's Daily ".
On November 12, 2017, Xi Jinping arrived at Hanoi and started his state visit to Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Xinhua News Agency reporter Lan Hongguang photo
Among them, 3 issues of the newspaper published reports on Nguyen Phu Trong's visit to China in January 2017. In the other 16th issue, Xi Jinping said, "This is the newspaper of President Ho Chi Minh's visit to China in 1955. We took a lot of effort to find it." Nguyen Phu Trong was pleasantly surprised.
The front page of People's Daily, June 26, 1955. (Photo source: People's Daily)
On the front page of People's Daily on June 26, 1955, a large banner photo was particularly eye-catching. It was a group photo of Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and other leaders of the older generation of the Communist Party of China and Ho Chi Minh. At the same time, there were also reports such as "President Ho Chi Minh Leads a Delegation to Beijing" and "President Ho Chi Minh Calls on Chairman Mao Zedong", which together took up almost 2/3 of the page. The next day, also on the front page of the People’s Daily, a speech by Ho Chi Minh was published: “There is no doubt that the friendship and close relationship between our two peoples is eternal and unbreakable, and no one can alienate or obstruct it.
In all, Ho Chi Minh spent 12 years carrying out revolutionary activities in China, and his footprints were all over the country. He called the relationship between China and Vietnam "like hands and feet, like a pestle and mortar, like a root and a stem, like a brother and a brother". During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, there was a folk song in Vietnam sang "China and Vietnam are like lips and teeth, you must know that if the lips die, the teeth are cold". The author of the lyrics is Ho Chi Minh. Xi Jinping once said: "In the hearts of our generation of Chinese, President Ho Chi Minh is the best friend of the Chinese people. We call him 'Uncle Ho'." As a witness of the relationship between the two countries, the Vietnamese old man Nguyen Van Trin sent this message to China. The gift is full of praise: "Our traditional friendship is completely recorded through the "People's Daily" and presented to the young people of the two countries, which is really remarkable!"
19 "People's Daily" report catalogue. (Photo source: People's Daily client)
On November 13, 2017, from Mango Road to the fish pond and then to the stilt house, Xi Jinping and Nguyen Phu Trong walked and talked at the former residence of Ho Chi Minh, revisiting the relationship between the leaders of the older generation of China and Vietnam. Brotherhood. Xi Jinping said: "Seeing the virtuous minds, we should learn from Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou and President Ho Chi Minh, and inherit and develop China-Vietnam friendship well, so as to benefit the people of the two countries. Any good deeds for the people will definitely stay in history. Next story."
On November 13, 2017, Xi Jinping met with Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, in Hanoi. After the meeting, Xi Jinping and Nguyen Phu Trong went to the former residence of Ho Chi Minh to continue their exchanges. Xinhua News Agency reporter Lan Hongguang Photo experience of. Xi Jinping said frankly: "Every time I come to Vietnam for more than 20 years, I feel the development. The reason why China and Vietnam have achieved today's achievements is because we insist on reform and opening up and reform and opening up, and because we have found a development path that suits our national conditions. China has In other words, don't be afraid of being slow, but be afraid of standing. I often say that only you know whether your shoes fit your feet or not. As long as you identify the path of development, you must firmly follow the path chosen by history and the people."
Xi Jinping's visit to Vietnam During the period, some media noticed a detail: in the list of foreign personnel attending each event, members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee appeared one after another. On the side of the negotiating table in the State Affairs Office of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, sitting side by side with Nguyen Phu Trong are seven members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee. Nguyen Phu Trong explained to Xi Jinping that during your visit, Vietnam arranged for different members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee to accompany you to the event to ensure that everyone can hear important guidance.
On November 13, 2017, Xi Jinping arrived at Vientiane, starting his state visit to the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Xinhua News AgencyPhotographed by Ma Zhancheng The trip to Southeast Asia in 2017 was Xi Jinping's first visit after the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. In addition to Vietnam, he also visited another socialist neighbor - Laos , sending a clear signal to the world to jointly promote the development of the socialist cause.
To China, Vietnam and Laos are not only socialist neighbors, but also important countries along the "Belt and Road". As early as 2015, Xi Jinping pointed out that China will continue to uphold the concept of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and interconnection with neighboring countries including Vietnam, and always be a close comrade of socialist countries and always be a country. A reliable friend and sincere partner of in developing countries.
Today, the "Belt and Road" initiative and Vietnam's " two corridors and one circle " strategy shake hands, the China-Laos railway is completed and opened to traffic, and Laos "changes from a land-locked country to a land-linked country", and the China-Laos Economic Corridor emerges as the times require. These cooperation projects are The development of Vietnam and Laos has added strong impetus.
On November 14, 2017, Xi Jinping met with friends of the Pholsena family in Laos at the hotel where he stayed in Vientiane. Xinhua News Agency reporter Lan Hongguang photo
In Laos, Xi Jinping met his "old classmate and old friend" Song Ma. Song Ma is a descendant of the Lao revolutionary predecessor Guining Pholsena. She has lived and studied in China for nearly 10 years, and met Xi Jinping when she was a student. He told Xi Jinping: "China has made remarkable achievements that have given hope to Communist Party members around the world."
