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During a crucial visit to cool off relations with Vietnam amidst South China Sea disputes, Chinese president Xi Jinping soft approached to the issues on Tuesday. Such a proposal stressed on the fact that, it was high time for Beijing and Hanoi to work out “mutually acceptable solutions” about disputes they had experienced in the region toward ensuring long-term peace.
Two days visit by Xi is aimed at holding broad talks with Vietnamese communist’s leaders and signing off some fresh deals include railway project. China attaches great importance to Vietnam because of its rising status as a key market player on the international scene and its increasingly close relations with America.
In his trip, President Xi Jinping asserted that there was a “comrade-plus-brotherhood” relationship between China and Vietnam, pushing two countries to focus on one single vision and mission they share. He emphasized on the need to observe mutual understandings that the party leaders agreed upon in the course of their bilateral talks.
The president reiterated the importance of managing the gaps, primarily those concerning maritime matters, and arriving at a win-win situation. With the existing increased tension between the two countries highlighted by the recent confrontations of their vessels within the South China sea, the visit acquires an additional importance.ҽ
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The South China Sea is an area of conflict; Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan present counter claims. The South China Sea belongs to China so there are a lot of clashes between countries here. In recent times, there are some naval wars between Philippines and China that have been undertaken and lodged protests by both countries on each other.
China has accused the Philippines of trying to “occupy” South China Sea areas by using information warfare techniques that infringe on international laws and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC). This has seen Philippines become even closer to the US and made for more complicated dynamics in the region.
Building more cordial relationships including addressing disputes becomes vital for Vietnam while Xi Jinping is visiting in the wake of closer alignment with the United States within this tensioned backdrop against China.
The geopolitics of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Vietnam is significant especially as heighted tensions arise in the South China Sea against evolving ties with Vietnam In his talks with Vietnamese leaders like General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Xi wants to ensure peaceful conflicts resolution while expanding cooperation.
In addition, the strengthening of the relationship between Vietnam and the US to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and rigid stand of Vietnam against China’s big claims in the South China Sea complicate the regional environment even more. It is possible that during Xi’s visit to Beijing will aim for deeper economic cooperation and strategic integration with Vietnam.
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