Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrives in China.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh departed this morning to attend the 16th Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum Leaders in Tianjin (WEF 16 Tianjin) and for working visits to China.
Accompanying the Prime Minister were: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son; Minister and Head of the Government Office Tran Van Son; Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh; Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung; Deputy Minister of National Defense, Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien; Deputy Minister of Public Security, Lieutenant General Le Van Tuyen; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang...
Welcoming the Prime Minister and his delegation at the airport were: Vice Mayor of Tianjin, Wang Xiufeng; Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam, He Wei; Liaison Officer of the Chinese Prime Minister; staff of the Embassy; and representatives of the Vietnamese community in China.
WEF Tianjin 2025 is a major, large-scale event of the World Economic Forum, considered a forum for "pioneers," aiming to assess and discuss new trends and major issues facing the global economy, promote international cooperation, especially public-private partnerships, to contribute to economic growth and sustainable development.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang stated that Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visit is of paramount importance. This is the third consecutive year that Vietnam has been invited by host country China and the World Economic Forum to participate in the forum of "pioneers".
This affirms China's commitment to the Vietnam-China Comprehensive Partnership, and reflects the international community's appreciation for Vietnam's development achievements, strategic development directions, as well as its potential, position, and international prestige.
The government's leadership and the Prime Minister's significant contributions, reflecting the Prime Minister's strategic thinking and vision at the WEF conferences over the past three years, have left a deep impression on the international community, especially the World Economic Forum and its member businesses.
The Vietnamese delegation will have many important activities at the conference and working trip to China. The Prime Minister will attend as a special guest at the policy dialogue session with the WEF Chairman in Tianjin, deliver a keynote speech at the discussion session "Is the Asian Century Facing Challenges?", and attend the opening session of the conference.
The Prime Minister will hold numerous meetings and dialogues with leaders of other countries, international organizations, and leading corporations to promote economic cooperation, expand and diversify export markets, attract investment, foster cooperation in new strategic areas, and maximize resources to serve the achievement of national growth and development goals.
This is the first working visit to China by a key Vietnamese leader in 2025. The Prime Minister's visit takes place against the backdrop of strong, comprehensive, and substantive development of relations between the two Parties and countries, and coincides with the active implementation of diverse and rich activities in the Vietnam-China People's Cultural Exchange Year 2025, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
In bilateral activities with China, the Prime Minister will hold talks with high-ranking Chinese leaders; attend the Vietnam-China Business Forum; work with leaders of major Chinese corporations; meet with the Vietnamese community and students in China; and also spend time surveying economic and social facilities, learning about China's economic development model such as the stock exchange and free trade zones.