Hanoi, Vietnam—Vietnam and China said they will boost defense and economic cooperation, Vietnamese state media reported on Sunday, despite a recent
Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and China's Premier Li Qiang wave as they pose for a photo during a meeting at the Government Office in Hanoi on October 13, 2024. Hanoi, Vietnam—Vietnam and China said they will boost defense and economic cooperation, Vietnamese state media reported on Sunday, despite a recent fare-up in their territorial dispute in the South China Sea.
Vietnam would facilitate more high-tech Chinese investment in the country and Beijing would strengthen market access for Vietnamese agricultural products, the newspaper said. China is Vietnam’s biggest trade partner, but the two countries share historic tensions—including in the South China Sea, a waterway through which trillions of dollars of trade pass each year.
Last week Hanoi protested what it said was a “brutal” attack by Chinese vessels on Vietnamese fishermen in a disputed area of the sea.
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