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China and Vietnam agreed Friday to speed up demarcation and erection of border
Services markers along their land boundaries and to urge relevant departments and localities to Related News
work harder for strengthened mutual trust and sincere cooperation.
- Newsletter - Vietnam, China hail
In a joint communique issued during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's official visit to
- Online Community Vietnam, the two sides expressed the hope that the work would be completed on development of bilateral ties
- China Biz Info schedule so the border can be turned into one of peace, friendship and cooperation
between the two countries at an earlier date.
- News Archive - Vietnam vows to honour
- Feedback During the period of demarcation and erection of border markers, the communique
said, the two sides would earnestly maintain the status quo and manage the borders in commitments
- Voices of Readers strict compliance with an interim protocol signed by the two governments in 1991.
- Weather Forecast The two sides spoke highly of the coming into force on June 30, 2004, of the Beibu Gulf - Premier Wen meets with
Search Demarcation Agreement and the Beibu Gulf Fishery Cooperation Agreement, hailing it leaders of Vietnam
as a major event in Vietnam-China relations.
Both sides agreed that the two documents are conducive to the lasting order and - Premier Wen hails bilateral
stability in the Beibu Gulf region and are of major significance to the long and stable ties with Vietnam leaders
Advanced development of bilateral relations.
About China The two sides voiced satisfaction with the implementation of the two documents since - Sino-Vietnamese
their coming into force, stressing that both countries should continue working closely to
- China at a glance carry out the accords strictly and in the spirit of mutual understanding and mutual cooperation mainstream in
- Constitution accommodation, refraining from resorting to extreme and violent acts so as to bilateral ties
safeguard peace and stability in the Beibu Bay and stay committed to long-term
- CPC & state organs cooperation and happiness of both peoples.
- Chinese leadership - Chinese premier urges
The two countries agreed to abide by the consensus of top leaders of both countries as
- Selected Works of well as the tenets and principles as prescribed in the Declaration on the Conduct of understanding,
Deng Xiaoping Parties in the South China Sea, which was signed by China and members of the accommodation in
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
addressing disputes
The two sides must earnestly exercise restraint and refrain from taking any act that
could complex or magnify disputes, the document said.
- Premier Wen hopeful of
The two sides also emphasized that the maritime negotiation mechanism be continued
with more talks, adhering to the pursuit of basic and lasting solutions acceptable to both ties with Vietnam
sides through peaceful negotiations.
The two countries agreed to continue cooperation in less sensitive areas of common - Chinese premier starts
concern before disputes are resolved. They also agreed to explore expanded Vietnam visit
cooperation in other areas defined by both sides.
The Vietnamese government reiterated its resolute adherence to the one-China policy
and repeated its support for China's great cause of reunification. Vietnam said it would
only maintain non-official economic and trade ties with Taiwan and would not develop
any official relations with it.
The two sides agreed to continue their cooperation and coordination in multilateral
forums such as the United Nations, the ASEAN, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation,
the Asia-Europe Meeting, and the development of the greater Mekong River Delta.
The two sides vowed to remain committed to establishing a fair and just new
international political and economic order and to contributing to safeguarding regional
and global peace, stability and development.

Development of bilateral ties hailed

The two coutries also agreed that bilateral ties have developed rapidly,
comprehensively and profoundly under the 16-character guiding principle of "long-term
stability, future orientation, good-neighborly friendship, and all-round cooperation."
In the joint communique, the two sides said leaders of both countries have exchanged
frequent visits with strengthened political mutual trust, marked results in economic and
trade cooperation, and positive progress in the resolution of problems left over by
history.
Exchanges and cooperation in other fields have also been expanding with each
passing day, and the two sides have supported and coordinated with each other in
international and regional affairs.
Wen, who arrived here Wednesday, has had an in-depth exchange of views with
Vietnamese leaders on bilateral ties and international and regional issues of common
concern in a cordial, friendly and pragmatic atmosphere, the communique said.
Against a backdrop of profound changes in international affairs, maintaining the lasting
stability, and sound and smooth development ties between the two countries accords
with the fundamental interests of both countries and peoples, the document said,
adding that the two countries share common strategic interest in many major issues.
The governments of the two countries vowed to continue sticking to the 16-character
principle, carry forward traditional friendship, open up mutually beneficial cooperation
and address sensitive issues in a timely manner, so as to incessantly push bilateral ties
to new and higher levels, the document said.
The two sides agreed to go on maintaining high-level contacts and strengthen friendly
exchanges between various departments, localities, and non-governmental
organizations so as to earnestly put into effect the cooperation documents between
diplomatic, defense and law enforcement departments of the two countries.
They also pledged to deepen comprehensive cooperation and encourage and support
pragmatic cooperation in economy and trade, science and technology, education,
culture and other fields in search of broader common interest.
On trade, the two sides expressed satisfaction with the major progress achieved in
bilateral trade and economic cooperation, vowing to increase their trade to 10 billion US
dollars by 2010. The two sides also agreed to explore the feasibility of establishing an
economic corridor along the border regions and a pan-Beibu Bay economic sphere.
China and Vietnam will strengthen the exchange of experience and practice in
managing the party and running the country and further deepen the communication
between the two countries' younger generations, the document said.

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