China, Vietnam sign 14 agreements after leaders meet

China and Vietnam signed 14 documents on cross-border railways and crocodile exports yesterday, after Chinese President Xi Jinping () met with new Vietnamese leader To Lam in Beijing.

The Vietnamese president's visit to Beijing, his first overseas trip since becoming general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam earlier this month, signals a desire between the two communist neighbors to strengthen ties amid growing trade and investment despite occasional border disputes in the South China Sea.

China has always regarded Vietnam as a priority in its neighborhood diplomacy and supports Vietnam in adhering to the Party's leadership, choosing the socialist path suited to its national conditions, and deepening the cause of socialist reform and modernization, Xi said at the meeting.

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“I believe our path will become wider as we move forward,” said Xi, who stressed the establishment of good working relations and personal friendship with Lam.

Lam described bilateral relations as a top priority in Vietnam's foreign policy and called her trip to China an affirmation of the importance the Vietnamese party and government attach to their relations with China.

The two countries then signed documents on planning and feasibility studies for standardised railway routes, in what appears to be another step towards modernising cross-border rail links, after preliminary agreements on the issue were signed in December last year during Xi Jinping's state visit to Hanoi.

In a lengthy joint statement in December, the two countries said they would work on cross-border rail connectivity, citing three rail projects, including one linking Vietnam's mountainous northwest region of Lao Cai to the port city of Haiphong and another potential linking Shenzhen, China, to Haiphong.

Vietnamese officials said rail links would be a top priority at the top leaders' meeting.

The two countries are linked by two railways running from southern China to Vietnam's northern industrial hub and capital, Hanoi, but Vietnam's infrastructure dates back to French colonial rule and has a different gauge to China's high-speed rail, forcing passengers and goods to swap trains at the border.

Modernization of the Vietnamese side of the railways could boost trade and investment, as a growing number of Chinese manufacturers move some of their export-oriented operations to Vietnam amid trade tensions between China and the United States.

Other documents signed included cooperation between central banks, media, health, as well as quarantine and inspection of coconuts, crocodiles and durians.

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