The announcement of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 27 stated: At the invitation of the Government of the People's Republic of China, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh will attend the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit as a guest of the host country and work in China from August 31 to September 1.
In recent times, the overall Vietnam - China relationship has maintained a positive development trend and achieved many important results.
In terms of politics, from the beginning of 2025 to present, in the context of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and China (January 18, 1950 - January 18, 2025), the two sides will continue to promote high-level exchanges and contacts in many flexible forms: General Secretary To Lam holds a phone call with General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping (January 15), announcing the launch of the Vietnam - China Humanitarian Exchange Year 2025.
General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping's state visit to Vietnam (April 14 - 15, 2025), is the 4th state visit to Vietnam by General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping and the 2nd time in the same term of the 20th National Party Congress of the Communist Party of China and the 13th National Party Congress of our Party.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the WEF Tianjin Forum and worked in China (June 24 - 26, 2025).
key leaders of China and their counterparts exchanged letters/legends on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (18.1.2025); Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Permanent Deputy Prime Minister of China Dinh Tiet Tuong on the sidelines of the WEF Davos Conference (21.1); National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man received Deputy Chief Member of the National People's Artist of China Lac Tang Giang Thon (April 7, 2025 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan) on the sidelines of the 150th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU 150);
Our senior leaders sent telegrams and letters of greetings to the earthquake in Tibet (January 7, 2025); Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung visited and worked in China (March 2025); Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha attended the China - South Asia Fair (June 18 - 20.); Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu held a political consultation at the level of Deputy Foreign Ministers of Vietnam and China in China (January 12-14).
Some delegations of leaders of Chinese ministries, branches and localities visited Vietnam: Secretary of the Quang Tay Party Committee Tran Cuong visited Vietnam, held an early spring meeting with Secretaries of the four provinces of Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Cao Bang and Ha Giang (February 18 - 21); Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ton Wei Dong visited and attended the ASEAN Future Forum (February 25 -);
Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Committee of Hanoi State University, Khong Dung visited Vietnam (February 28 - March 2), presented the title of "Honourary Professor" to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; Minister of Military Affairs of China Bui Kim Giai attended the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of the South (April 30, 2025).
