Beijing (VNA) – Chinese media has highlightedthe official visit by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)Nguyen Phu Trong to China, quoting experts’ comments on the significance of the trip in the development of the ties between the two countries.

News website thepaper.cn on October 30 ran an article summarisingthe opinions of some experts on the visit and the partnership between the twocountries.

According to the article, Ha Jiajie, an expert ofinternational relations and public affairs from Fudan University, underlinedthat the interactions between leaders of the two Parties play the guiding rolefor the future development of the relations between the two countries.

The visit is an affirmation of the strategy, the positionand foundation of the bilateral relationship, which is expected to reinforcemutual trust and adjust the China-Vietnam relations in the next period, Haheld.

Meanwhile, Ge Hongliang, Director of the China-ASEANMaritime Security Research under Guangxi University, reportedly commented that therelationship between the two Parties has always led and shaped the relationshipbetween the two countries, which has become an important tradition going beyondthe bilateral partnership. Currently, the two Parties have set up mechanismsfor cooperation, theory exchange and personnel training, he noted.

Ge highlighted that Vietnam is the largest trade partner and animportant investment target of China in Southeast Asia.

The article also quoted Xu Liping, a researcher from the ChineseAcademy of Social Sciences, as holding that the relations between the twoParties and countries were not affected but strengthened during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Cooperation in health care and pandemic control were promoted, while two-waytrade still rose through years, Xu said.

In its article gathering Chinese experts' opinion on the Vietnamese Party leader’s visit, the Global Times, run by the People's Daily, which speaks for the Communist Party of China, quoted Prof. Pan Jinefrom the School of Marxism Studies of China as highlighting that CPV GeneralSecretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s visit shows the special nature and significance ofthe China-Vietnam relations. Trong is the first foreign leader to visit Chinaafter the 20th CPC National Congress, Pan noted.

The expert asserted that the visit is taking place as thetwo countries have entered a new development period. Therefore, the meetingbetween the leaders of the two Parties will be a great motivation forcooperation between ministries, sectors and locality, Pan stressed.

Amidst the complicated world situation, this visit will helpthe two countries strengthen mutual political trust and promote cooperation inmany fields, the expert added.

Zhao Gancheng from Shanghai Institutes forInternational Studies reportedly underscored that potential is huge for trade between Vietnam and China as the two sides can supplement each other.

Meanwhile, reporter David Hutt from The Diplomat held thateconomic partnership will be one of the major discussion contents between theVietnamese and Chinese Party leaders as China is one of the leading tradepartners and investors of Vietnam./.